Nara Prefecture and Nara City announced on the 21st that 1624 new people have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
This is the highest number of newly infected people announced in a day.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections to 108,448.
In addition, two new deaths have been announced, bringing the total number of deaths to 399 to date.
The number of seriously ill people has increased by 2 from the 20th to 6 people.