Shiga Prefecture announced on the 21st that 2,513 new people in the prefecture were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.


So far, 179,254 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.


In addition, two deaths were confirmed, a man in his 70s and a woman over the age of 90.


With this, the total number of people who died in Shiga Prefecture has reached 271.


As of the 21st, there are four seriously ill people.