Shiga Prefecture announced on the 23rd that 2,664 new people in the prefecture were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Compared to the same day last week, there were about 950 more people, and the number of infected people in the prefecture exceeded 2,000 for the seventh consecutive day.
So far, 184,009 people have been confirmed to be infected in Shiga Prefecture.
In addition, four deaths were confirmed, including men in their 60s and 80s.
With this, the total number of people who died in Shiga Prefecture has reached 275.
In addition, as of the 23rd, there are 5 seriously ill people.