On the 16th, 3821 people were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Nagano Prefecture, the highest number of presenters in a day so far.
The prefecture is calling for thorough basic infection control measures.
According to Nagano Prefecture, Nagano City, and Matsumoto City, 3,821 new infections were confirmed in the prefecture on the 16th, an increase of 480 from last Wednesday.
The number of presenters in a single day is 172 more than the 3649 on August 19, which was the largest ever.
New outbreaks were confirmed at 10 nursing homes and 4 medical facilities.
In addition, according to Nagano City, two new deaths have been confirmed.
A man in his 90s and a woman in her 80s both had underlying diseases.
Nagano Prefecture has issued the most serious ``medical emergency declaration'' to all prefectures among the medical alerts issued due to the tightness of the medical service system, and ``It is cold season, but indoor ventilation will be carried out. I want you to thoroughly implement basic infection control measures such as