Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 8th that it was newly confirmed that 246 people in the prefecture were infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of infected people confirmed in a day exceeds 200 since September 25, last year.
The number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 79,506.
On the other hand, there were no announcements of people who died of infection.
So far, 1398 people have been infected and died in the prefecture.