Nara Prefecture and Nara City announced on the 19th that it was confirmed that 28 new men and women in their teens to 80s were infected with the new coronavirus.
A total of 1591 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.
In addition, Nara Prefecture announced that a woman in her 70s who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture after being infected with the new coronavirus died on the 18th.
The number of people who have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture and have died is now 16.