Osaka Prefecture announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 10,804 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of people exceeded 10,000 for the second consecutive day, increasing 2.1 times compared to the same day of the previous week.
As a result, the cumulative number of infected people in Osaka Prefecture is 1,116,992.
In addition, the death of one woman in her 80s was announced, and the total number of people who died from infection in the prefecture was 5233.
The number of severely ill people has increased by 1 from the 16th to 12 people.