[HIGHLIGHTS] New coronavirus infections 1 week average 1.10 times compared to the previous week Increasing trend for 3 consecutive weeks

The national average number of new infections per day is about 1,03, more than 4 more than last week. 13 prefectures are higher than the previous week, and the areas with the largest increase are Yamanashi Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture.

The highest number of infected people per capita is Yamanashi Prefecture, with 10.90 per 50,1 population. The number of newly infected people has been on an increasing trend for the third consecutive week.