Nara Prefecture and Nara City announced on the 23rd that 858 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
There were 91 more people than last Friday, and following the 22nd, it exceeded the same day of the previous week for the second consecutive day.
With this, the total number of people confirmed to be infected in Nara Prefecture has reached 217,702.
In addition, two deaths have been announced, bringing the total number of deaths in Nara Prefecture to 521.
The number of severely ill patients decreased by three from the 22nd to two.