Osaka Prefecture announced on the 19th that it was confirmed that 158 ​​new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.

The number of people infected per day has risen to more than 150 since the second emergency declaration was issued in Osaka on the 9th of last month, the highest number since the declaration was lifted.



With this, the number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 48,905.



In addition, one man in his 70s was confirmed dead, and 1162 people died in the prefecture.