Osaka Prefecture announced on the 21st that 7,528 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Nearly 200 fewer people than on the same day last week.
With this, the total number of infected people in Osaka Prefecture has reached 2,063,524.
In addition, nine deaths were announced, bringing the total number of people who died of infection in the prefecture to 6,376.
The number of seriously ill people remains unchanged from the 20th, at 37.