Kagawa Prefecture announced on the 18th that 2477 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of confirmed infections announced on the 1st exceeded 2,000 for the second consecutive day following the 17th, which is the second highest number so far.
In addition, it was newly announced that three people, including two women in their 80s and 90s and over who were infected and recuperating, and a man in their 80s, died by the 17th.
On the other hand, the prefecture has withdrawn the one infected person announced on the 14th of this month.
In Kagawa Prefecture, a total of 98,298 people have been confirmed infected so far, and 206 people have died.