Okinawa Prefecture announced on the 2nd that 1,987 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
1028 fewer than last Friday.
On the other hand, from March to August, it was found that the 35 people announced as infected were duplicated, and the prefecture removed them from the cumulative total of infected people.
As a result, the number of confirmed infections in the prefecture reached 478,631.
In addition, the prefecture announced that six men in their 60s to 80s died, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 629.