Shiga Prefecture announced on the 20th that 2,872 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
Compared to the same day last week, there are about 200 more people.
So far, 176,741 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
In addition, two deaths were confirmed, including a woman over the age of 90.
With this, the total number of people who died in Shiga Prefecture has reached 269.
As of the 20th, there are 3 serious cases.