Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 24th that it was confirmed that 1079 people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It is the second highest number ever, and the number of infected people announced on the 1st exceeds 1000 for the fifth time since August 18.
In addition, the city of Kobe announced on August 20 that one person was withdrawn because the test was negative.
Amagasaki City also announced that one infected person had been confirmed dead.
The number of people who died from infection in the prefecture was 1331.