In Hiroshima Prefecture, it was announced on the 18th that 6761 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
This is the highest number of confirmed infections reported in a single day.
Fukuyama City has withdrawn the two infected people announced on the 14th and 16th of this month, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture to 291,529.
In addition, it was announced that four people who were recuperating in Hiroshima died.
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture and subsequently died has reached 586.