Osaka Prefecture announced on the 22nd that it was confirmed that 998 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
It is the first time in about two months since January 11th that the number of people has dropped below 1000.
This brings the total number of infected people in Osaka Prefecture to 760,910.
In addition, eight deaths were announced, and the total number of people who died from infection in the prefecture was 4498.