According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of new infected people in Japan announced on the 18th is 42,294, including airport quarantines.



In addition, 56 people died in Japan, bringing the total to 45,946.

The total number of people confirmed to be infected in Japan is as follows.



( ) is the number of new infections on the 18th.



▽ Nationwide: 21,814,973 (42,294)


▽ Tokyo: 3,225,097 (4,213)


▽ Osaka: 2,136,299 (3314)


▽ Kanagawa: 1,521,108 (2012)


▽ Aichi: 138


▽ Saitama Prefecture has 1,217,214 people (2,034)


Fukuoka Prefecture has 1,096,016 people (1,110)


▽ Hyogo Prefecture has 1,024,697 people (1,126)


▽ Chiba Prefecture has 969,196 people (1,682)


▽ Hokkaido has 787,564 people (4,008)


▽ Shizuoka Prefecture has 507,268 people (764)


▽ Okinawa Prefecture has 506,011 people (356)


▽ Kyoto Prefecture has 485,567 people (573)


▽ Hiroshima Prefecture has 444,681 people


▽ Ibaraki Prefecture has 375,742 people (353)


Kumamoto Prefecture has 337,813 people (682)


▽ Kagoshima Prefecture has 304,951 people (322)


▽ Gifu Prefecture has 304,107 people (1,031)


▽ Okayama Prefecture

The prefecture has 285,054 people (751)


▽ Miyagi Prefecture has 271,049 people (820)


▽ Mie Prefecture has 262,044 people (177)


▽ Gunma Prefecture has 246,008 people (822)


▽ Niigata Prefecture has 244,003 people (955)


▽ Shiga prefecture has 240,564 people (574)


▽ Nara Prefecture has 232,589 people (350)


▽ Tochigi Prefecture has 232,318 people (737)


▽ Nagano Prefecture has 221,624 people (884)


▽ Nagasaki Prefecture has 216,934 people (360)


▽ Miyazaki Prefecture has 190,000 people

9,802 people (368)


▽ Fukushima Prefecture 197,342 people (900)


▽ Oita Prefecture 180,397 people (347)


▽ Yamaguchi Prefecture 169,905 people (608)


▽ Ishikawa Prefecture 168,514 people (498)


▽ Ehime Prefecture has 167,243 people (430)


▽ Aomori Prefecture has 162,172 people (526)


▽ Saga Prefecture has 160,712 people (277)


▽ Kagawa Prefecture has 146,295 people (492)


▽ Wakayama Prefecture has 138,010 people


▽ Toyama Prefecture has 135,316 people (604)


Fukui Prefecture has 118,070 people (270)


▽ Yamagata Prefecture has 114,869 people (984)


▽ Iwate Prefecture has 113,665 people (645)


▽ Akita Prefecture

The prefecture has 107,382 people (803)


▽ Kochi Prefecture has 102,709 people (220)


▽ Yamanashi Prefecture has 99,448 people (345)


▽ Tokushima Prefecture has 95,872 people (180)


▽ Shimane Prefecture has 86,335 people (348)


▽ Tottori Prefecture has 66,006 people (223).In



addition, people who have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus are wearing a respirator or ECMO, or are receiving treatment in an intensive care unit. As of the 18th, there are 116 people.



The number of seriously ill people decreased by two compared to the 17th.



* With regard to the number of people infected with the new corona, NHK has so far compiled and reported the number of people announced by prefectures through broadcasting stations in various places, but the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has simplified the grasp of the total number, and from the 27th of last month It was decided to publish the data of all of them collectively at 4:00 pm.

NHK has been reporting based on this data since the 28th of last month.



*The cumulative number of infected people does not include airport and port quarantines, cruise ships, and charter flights until the 26th of last month.



*Also, the cumulative number of deaths does not include quarantines at airports and ports, and deaths on cruise ships.