Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 4th that it was newly confirmed that 5598 people in the prefecture were infected with the new coronavirus.
It is the third highest number of infected people in the prefecture in a day.
On the other hand, the prefecture, Himeji City, and Akashi City have withdrawn a total of five people announced from the 28th of last month to the 3rd of this month, saying that duplication was confirmed.
A total of 153,968 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.
Of these, 33 were seriously ill as of the 3rd.
In addition, the prefecture, Kobe City, and Himeji City announced the deaths of a total of seven people who had been infected.
The number of people infected and died in the prefecture is 1455.