Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 8th that it was newly confirmed that 297 people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of people confirmed to be infected in Hyogo prefecture on the 1st exceeded 284 on the 7th, setting a new record high for 3 consecutive days.
On the other hand, Kobe City and Amagasaki City have corrected the number of infected people, saying that a total of two people announced as infected people on the 6th were negative in the subsequent PCR test.
The total number of infected people announced in the prefecture was 11,495.
In addition, Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 8th that five people who had been infected with the new coronavirus and were being treated were confirmed dead.
The number of people who died from being infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture is 259.