Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 19th that it was confirmed that 1078 people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It is the second highest number in the past, with more than 1000 people for the second consecutive day.
On the other hand, Kobe City withdrew the one announced on the 17th of this month because it was duplicated.
The total number of infected people in the prefecture was 54,295.
In addition, Kobe City and Nishinomiya City announced that one infected person had been confirmed dead.
The number of people who died from infection in the prefecture was 1,328.