Shiga Prefecture announced on the 17th that 959 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
Compared to the same day last week, there were about 400 fewer people, and it was the fifth consecutive day that the number of people had fallen below the same day last week.
A man in his 80s was also confirmed dead.
With this, the total number of people who died in Shiga Prefecture has reached 307.
In addition, as of the 17th, there are two seriously ill people.