Shiga Prefecture announced on the 19th that 3,281 new people in the prefecture were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of infected people in one day exceeded 3,000 for the first time, and exceeded 2,997 on the 2nd of this month, the highest ever.
In addition, four deaths were confirmed, including men and women in their 80s and 90s and older.
This brings the death toll to 267.
So far, 173,869 people have been confirmed to be infected in Shiga Prefecture.
As of the 19th, there are 3 serious cases.