Osaka Prefecture announced on the 21st that 17,671 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
More than 3,100 people have increased since the same day last week.
On the other hand, the prefectural government has withdrawn the nine people announced so far, citing duplication.
With this, the total number of infected people in Osaka Prefecture has reached 1,771,502.
In addition, 10 deaths were announced, bringing the total number of people who died of infection in the prefecture to 5,797.
The number of seriously ill patients has decreased by three since the 20th to 88.