Osaka Prefecture announced on the 21st that it was confirmed that 1242 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of infected people per day is the highest ever, exceeding 1219 on the 18th of this month.
In addition, it is the eighth time that the number of infected people exceeds 1000 per day.
This brings the total number of infected people in Osaka Prefecture to 71,083.
In addition, 20 new deaths have been confirmed, bringing the number of deaths in the prefecture to 1301.