Shiga Prefecture announced on the 24th that 557 new people in the prefecture were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Compared to the same day last week, there are about 400 less people, and it has been below 1,000 people for two consecutive days.
A woman in her 90s and above has also died.
With this, the total number of people who died in Shiga Prefecture has reached 312.
As of the 24th, there are two seriously ill people.