Nara Prefecture and Nara City announced on the 31st that it was confirmed that 48 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
This is the second highest number of confirmed infections per day, after 56 on January 8.
A total of 3691 people have been confirmed to be infected in Nara Prefecture.
In addition, Nara Prefecture announced that a man in his 70s, who had been confirmed to be infected, had died, and 55 people have died in the prefecture.