Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 2696 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
In addition, eight new deaths were confirmed, and the number of people who died in the prefecture was 353.
The number of people who died is the highest ever for the number of presenters per day.
The number of severely ill people was 12 as of the 16th, a decrease of 1 from the 15th.