In Hokkaido, on the 16th, 2,996 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, and five deaths were announced.

New infections were confirmed in


▽ 1270 people in Sapporo city,


▽ 300 people in Tokachi region,


▽ 223 people in Ishikari region,


▽ 204 people in Iburi region, ▽


200 people in Asahikawa city,


▽ 140 people in Sorachi region.


▽ 120 people in the Okhotsk region ▽

110


people in the Kushiro region ▽


101 people in the Kamikawa region ▽


98 people in Hakodate City ▽


46 people in Otaru City ▽


45 people in the Oshima region


▽ 40 people in the Shiribeshi region


▽ 22 people in the Nemuro region, ▽

21


people each in the Hidaka and Rumoi regions,


▽ 13 people in the Soya region,


▽ 5 people in the Hiyama region,


and ▽


8 people outside of Hokkaido announced as "others". There are 2996 people in total

of 17 people


.



In addition, among the people who have been confirmed to be infected so far, Michi announced the death of two men and women in their 70s, Sapporo City announced the death of one man in his 80s, and two men and women in their 90s.



With this, the total number of infected people in Hokkaido is 715,042, including 324,749 in Sapporo, and 2,529 people have died.