A Hokkaido man in his 70s has died after being infected with COVID-19, the local government said Sunday, bringing the domestic death toll to 12.
The Japanese national, who had no record of overseas travel, died Saturday after developing a fever and pneumonia on Feb. 23 while hospitalized, the regional government said. He had tested positive for the virus two days after developing pneumonia.
The government also announced that a nurse in her 20s and a man in his 40s were confirmed to be infected.