Nara Prefecture and Nara City announced on the 19th that it was confirmed that 344 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
This is the second highest number of announcements made in Nara prefecture on the 17th, following the highest number on the 17th.
With this, the total number of people confirmed to be infected in Nara Prefecture is 17,997.
In addition, two deaths were announced, a man in his thirties and a woman in his eighties, who had been confirmed to be infected.
The death has been announced since September 29, last year.
On the other hand, the number of seriously ill people was three as of the 19th, a decrease of one from the 18th.