Osaka Prefecture announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 2707 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
There are more than 900 people less than the same day of the previous week.
As a result, the total number of infected people in Osaka Prefecture is 858,794.
In addition, five deaths were announced, and the total number of people who died from infection in the prefecture was 4,868.
The number of seriously ill people is 38, an increase of 1 from the 16th.