Nara Prefecture and Nara City announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 39 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It is the first time since the 4th of last month that the number of infected people per day has fallen below 40.
Meanwhile, the prefecture has announced that a woman in her 80s in Ikoma City, who had been confirmed to be infected and was being treated, has died.
The number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 7346.
99 people have died.