Nara Prefecture and Nara City announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 133 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of new infections confirmed per day was the third highest in the past, after 134 on the 13th of this month.
In addition, the number of new infections confirmed on Tuesday exceeded 80 on April 20, the highest number ever.
A total of 10,510 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
On the other hand, there were no announcements of people who died of infection.