Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City announced on the 18th that 962 new people have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The total number of infected people in the prefecture is 145,189.
In addition, 10 deaths were announced, and the number of people who died in the prefecture was 581.
The number of severely ill people was 6 as of the 17th, an increase of 3 from the 16th.