Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 17th that it was newly confirmed that 4824 people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
This is a little less than 1,700 people compared to last Thursday, the highest number ever, and the number of infected people has decreased for the seventh consecutive day compared to the same day of the previous week.
On the other hand, the prefecture, Himeji City, and Akashi City withdrew due to duplication of 6 people on the 14th and 16th of this month, and negative results in subsequent tests.
A total of 219,291 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
As of the 16th, there are 52 seriously ill people.
In addition, Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, Himeji City, Amagasaki City, Nishinomiya City, and Akashi City announced the deaths of a total of 21 infected people.
The number of people infected and died in the prefecture is 1638.