Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 19th that it was newly confirmed that 18 people in the prefecture were infected with the new coronavirus.
It is the first time since March 8 that the number of infected people in Hyogo prefecture has fallen below 20 per day.
In addition, Akashi City withdrew one person announced on the 17th, saying that the subsequent test was negative.
The total number of infected people in Hyogo prefecture is 40,700.
On the other hand, in Hyogo prefecture, there was no announcement of a person who died of infection on the 19th.