Shiga Prefecture announced on the 16th that 1296 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
Compared to the same day of the week last week, there were about 100 fewer people, and it was the fourth consecutive day that the number of people had fallen below the same day of the previous week.
There was no announcement of anyone who died.
In addition, as of the 16th, there are two seriously ill people.