Okinawa Prefecture announced on the 1st that it was confirmed that 63 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
One more than 62 last Thursday, surpassing the same day of the previous week for the first time in about a month since the 3rd of last month.
This brings the total number of infected people confirmed in Okinawa Prefecture to 20,846.
In addition, it was announced that four men and women in their 60s and 80s had died, and 187 people died in Okinawa Prefecture.