Nara Prefecture and Nara City announced on the 6th that 2,358 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
It was the second-highest number ever and more than 300 more than the same day of the week the previous week.
A total of 139,329 people were confirmed to be infected.
In addition, one death was announced, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 418.
The number of severely ill patients has decreased by four since the 5th to 11.