Iwate Prefecture announced on the 1st that 1,162 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
That's 321 fewer than last Thursday, and it's the eighth straight day that the number has fallen below the same day of the previous week.
Over 1000 people for 2 days in a row.
In addition, two deaths were announced on the 1st, bringing the total number of people who died to 165.
On the other hand, the two people whose infection was announced on August 30 and 31 were withdrawn, bringing the total number of infected people in the prefecture to 92,301.