Mie Prefecture announced on the 11th that 1,608 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.


A total of 234,733 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.


In addition, the death of two infected people was announced, bringing the total number of deaths in Mie Prefecture to 491.


In Mie Prefecture, the method of tallying new infections was changed due to a review of the total number of infections, and on the 10th, the tallying time was shortened, except for those infected with a high risk of becoming severe.


For this reason, the number that was not included in the number of infected people on the 10th was reflected on the 11th.