Wakayama Prefecture announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 498 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
A total of 19,175 people were confirmed infected.
In addition, it was announced that three people had died, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture to 88.
On the other hand, as of the 17th, the number of severely ill persons has increased by 1 from the 16th to 9 persons.