Akita Prefecture and Akita City announced on the 17th that 576 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Since the prefecture withdrew the two infected people announced on the 16th, the total number of infected people in Akita Prefecture has reached 94,431.
In addition, it was newly announced that one person died on the 16th after being infected with the new coronavirus.
With this, 210 people have died from confirmed infections in the prefecture.