Wakayama Prefecture announced on the 20th that it was confirmed that 746 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
This is 116 more than the same day of the previous week, the second highest ever after 791 on the 17th of this month.
The total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture was 53,351.
In addition, one person was confirmed dead, and the total number of people who died from infection in the prefecture was 122.
The number of seriously ill people increased by one from 19th to one.