Osaka Prefecture announced on the 24th that it was confirmed that 17,445 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
Compared to the same day of the previous week, it has increased about 1.6 times.
On the other hand, Osaka Prefecture withdrew from the number of infected people because there was a duplication between the one announced on the 16th of this month and the three announced on the 22nd.
This brings the total number of infected people in Osaka Prefecture to 1,237,782.
In addition, two deaths were announced, and the total number of people who died from infection in the prefecture was 5,264.
The number of seriously ill people is 28, the same as on the 23rd.