Osaka Prefecture announced on the 17th that 22,815 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
On the other hand, the prefectural government withdrew the six people announced so far because there was duplication.
With this, the total number of infected people in Osaka Prefecture has reached 1,683,641.
In addition, 35 deaths were announced, bringing the total number of people who died due to infection in the prefecture to 5,710.
The number of seriously ill patients increased by two from the 16th to 76.