Osaka Prefecture announced on the 16th that it was confirmed that 3644 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
There are more than 500 people less than the same day of the previous week.
This brings the total number of infected people in Osaka Prefecture to 856,087.
In addition, eight deaths were announced, and the total number of people who died from infection in the prefecture was 4,863.
The number of severely ill people has decreased by one from the 15th to 37.