Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 31st that it was newly confirmed that 193 people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
This is the second highest number of people confirmed to be infected each day.
Meanwhile, Kobe City has revised the number of infected women, saying that a woman in her 40s, announced on the 28th of this month, was negative in the subsequent PCR test.
The number of infected people announced in the prefecture exceeded 10,000, bringing the total to 14 people.
In addition, Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 31st that two people who had been infected with the new coronavirus and were being treated were confirmed dead.
In Hyogo prefecture, 211 people died after being infected with the new coronavirus.