In Kumamoto Prefecture, it was announced on the 1st that 2,346 people were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
With this, the total number of infected people in the prefecture is 296,719.
On the other hand, the one announced on the 15th of last month and the two announced on the 18th were withdrawn as duplicates.
In addition, five deaths were announced, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture who tested positive to 548.