According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of new infected people in Japan announced on the 18th is 17,124, including airport quarantines.



In addition, 13 people died in Chiba, 12 in Kanagawa, 10 in Tokyo, 8 in Fukuoka, 7 in Saitama, 7 in Osaka, 6 in Hyogo, and 6 in Kumamoto. 6 in Aichi, 5 in Shizuoka, 4 in Mie, 4 in Hokkaido, 4 in Tochigi, 4 in Nagano, 3 in Hiroshima, 3 in Kagoshima 2 in Kyoto, 2 in Saga, 2 in Nara, 2 in Yamanashi, 2 in Gifu, 2 in Okayama, 2 in Ehime, 2 in Shiga, 2 in Gunma, 2 in Kochi, 1 in Wakayama, 1 in Miyagi, 1 in Miyazaki, 1 in Yamagata, 1 in Tokushima, 1 in Fukui, Nagasaki 1 person in Aomori Prefecture, 1 person in Kagawa Prefecture, a total of 130 people, a total of 71,579 people.

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



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



▼ Nationwide: 33,076,693 (17,124)


▼ Tokyo: 4,307,249 (1,146)


▼ Osaka: 2,805,377 (1,138)


▼ Kanagawa: 2,196,907 (888)


▼ Aichi: 208 7,832 people (973)


▼ Saitama prefecture has 1,781,535 people (687)


▼ Fukuoka prefecture has 1,570,713 people (841)


▼ Hyogo prefecture has 1,452,125 people (751)


▼ Chiba prefecture has 1,449,185 people (591)


▼Hokkaido has 1,324,718 (623)


▼Shizuoka has 854,655 (665)


▼Hiroshima has 789,208 (499)


▼Kyoto has 670,548 (280)


▼Ibaraki has 630,118 People (339)


▼ Okinawa Prefecture has 574,593 people (93)


▼ Gifu Prefecture has 533,140 people (415)


▼ Kumamoto Prefecture has 529,311 people (220)


▼ Miyagi Prefecture has 528,403 people (434)


▼ Okayama Prefecture Prefecture has 485,129 people (343)


▼ Mie Prefecture has 453,160 people (368)


▼ Nagano Prefecture has 448,988 people (390)


▼ Niigata Prefecture has 447,272 people (341)


▼ Kagoshima Prefecture has 436,025 people (285)


▼Gunma Prefecture has 434,261 people (256)


▼Tochigi Prefecture has 415,578 people (294)


▼ Fukushima Prefecture has 396,328 people (283)


▼ Shiga Prefecture has 369,239 people (240)


▼ Nara Prefecture has 342,100 people (169)


▼ Nagasaki Prefecture has 332,730 people (190)


▼ Miyazaki Prefecture has 310,000 people 7,034 people (120)


▼ Ehime Prefecture has 310,603 people (272)


▼ Yamaguchi Prefecture has 308,152 people (299)


▼ Oita Prefecture has 299,385 people (203)


▼ Aomori Prefecture has 276,410 people (110)


▼ Ishikawa Prefecture has 274,717 people (211)


▼ Saga Prefecture has 258,506 people (120)


▼ Kagawa Prefecture has 249,067 people (201)


▼ Wakayama Prefecture has 235,349 people (194)


▼ Toyama Prefecture has 233,135 people People (194)


▼Iwate Prefecture has 230,854 people (224)


▼Yamagata Prefecture has 222,425 people (168)


▼Akita Prefecture has 197,341 people (109)


▼Fukui Prefecture has 197,134 people (122)


▼Yamanashi Prefecture Prefecture has 187,063 people (143)


▼ Kochi Prefecture has 166,723 people (147)


▼ Shimane Prefecture has 164,406 people (187)


▼ Tokushima Prefecture has 163,151 people (199)


▼ Tottori Prefecture has 138,662 people (159)



In addition, as of the 18th, there were 221 severely ill people who were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus and were receiving treatment in an intensive care unit, using a ventilator or ECMO, etc. .



The number of seriously ill people decreased by 11 compared to the 17th.



* Regarding the number of people infected with the new corona, NHK has compiled and reported the number of people announced by prefectures through broadcasting stations in various places. It was decided that the data of this will be released collectively at 4:00 pm.



NHK has been reporting based on this data since September 28 last year.



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



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