Nara Prefecture and Nara City announced on the 22nd that 1,075 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
There are 134 more people than the same day last week, and it is the first time since the 25th of last month that it has exceeded the same day of the previous week.
With this, the total number of people confirmed to be infected in Nara Prefecture has reached 216,844.
On the other hand, no deaths have been announced, and 519 people have died in Nara Prefecture so far.
The number of seriously ill patients has increased by two since the 21st, bringing the number to five.