Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 16th that seven people infected with the new coronavirus have been confirmed dead.
862 people died of infection in Hyogo prefecture.
Hyogo Prefecture also announced that it was newly confirmed that 267 people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It is the second consecutive day that the number of people in the prefecture has fallen below 300.
The total number of infected people in Hyogo prefecture was 37,551.