In Ibaraki Prefecture, 1433 new coronavirus infections were announced on the 18th, 401 less than the same day of the previous week.
It's the 24th straight day that it's been below the same day of the previous week.
A total of 350,857 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
In addition, one death was announced, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 651.
Ibaraki Prefecture has changed the counting method of the number of infected people in line with the review of the total number of cases.
We are announcing the number of people who have been reported online by medical institutions, not based on the reports of outbreaks so far.