Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 17th that it was newly confirmed that 164 people in the prefecture were infected with the new coronavirus.
This is the third highest number of new infections announced on the 1st.
The number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 7846.
In Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City and Himeji City announced on the 17th that a total of three people had died after being confirmed infected with the new coronavirus.
In Hyogo prefecture, 128 people have died from being infected with the new coronavirus.