Mie Prefecture announced on the 19th that 4,607 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of new infections announced in a single day is the second highest after 4642 on the 18th.
A total of 178,790 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
In addition, the death of two infected people was announced, bringing the total number of people who died in Mie Prefecture to 397.