Osaka Prefecture announced on the 8th that it was confirmed that 1021 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of infected people confirmed per day exceeds 1000 for the second consecutive day.
The number of infected people in the prefecture is 88,671.
In addition, 41 people were announced to die, the third highest number in the past, and 1,696 people died in the prefecture.