On the 25th, 232 people were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Hyogo prefecture, the highest number ever.
Of these, at a hospital in Kakogawa City, 71 people were confirmed to be infected in one day, and a cluster of nearly 100 people occurred.
Hyogo Prefecture announced at a press conference on the 25th that it was newly confirmed that 232 people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
This is the first time that the number of people infected per day has exceeded 200, surpassing 190 on the 22nd of this month, the highest number ever.
At "Higashi Kakogawa Hospital" in Kakogawa City, where clusters are occurring, it was announced that 62 inpatients and 9 staff members were confirmed to be infected in one day on the 25th.
A total of 95 people were infected at this hospital.
Hyogo Prefecture also announced the deaths of 15 people who had been infected with the new coronavirus and were being treated.
The number of deaths announced by the prefecture on the 1st is much higher than the 8 deaths on the 16th of this month, the highest number ever.
In Hyogo prefecture, 164 people died after being infected with the new coronavirus.
Hyogo Prefecture's disaster prevention supervisor, Takashi Hayakane, said, "The medical system is in a difficult situation, and medical staff are desperately responding. Clusters at medical institutions and welfare facilities are a problem, and each person does not move. I want you to make thorough efforts to prevent the transfer. "