Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 19th that it was newly confirmed that 242 people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
On the other hand, Kobe City withdrew one person announced on the 11th of this month because it was confirmed to be negative in the subsequent test.
This brings the total number of infected people in Hyogo Prefecture to 38,158.
Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 19th that 10 people who had been infected with the new coronavirus were confirmed dead.
The number of people who died from infection in Hyogo prefecture was 1034.