Wakayama Prefecture announced on the 17th that 1,550 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
That's 172 fewer people than on the same day of the previous week.
A total of 92,528 people were confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
The number of serious cases increased by one from the 16th, bringing the number to three.
In addition, a new mutant virus called "BA.2.75" in one of the Omicron strains was confirmed for the first time in the prefecture.