Nara Prefecture and Nara City announced on the 13th that 2410 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of new infections in a single day surpassed the previous 2,377, making it the highest number ever.
In addition, four deaths were announced, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 433.
The number of seriously ill patients increased by one from the 12th to 11.