Nara Prefecture and Nara City announced on the 18th that it was confirmed that 498 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
A total of 68,693 people have been confirmed to be infected so far.
In addition, no new deaths have been announced, and 331 people have died so far.
On the other hand, the number of seriously ill people increased by 1 from the 17th to 12 people.