Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 17th that the death of one person infected with the new coronavirus was confirmed.
In Hyogo prefecture, 307 people have died from being infected with the new coronavirus.
In addition, it was announced that it was newly confirmed that 289 people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of people infected per day is the fourth highest in the past, exceeding 200 for 5 consecutive days.
This is the largest number ever announced on Sunday.
The total number of infected people announced in the prefecture was 13,809.