Nara Prefecture and Nara City announced on the 1st that it was confirmed that 153 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
In addition, Nara Prefecture announced that a new mutant virus called "BA.5" was confirmed in one of the strains of the Omicron strain.
The patient is a woman under the age of 10 and is mildly ill.
This is the first time that it has been confirmed in the prefecture.
A total of 94,826 people were confirmed to be infected.
There was no announcement of the deceased.
There are two seriously ill people, as it was on the 30th.