Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 18th that it was newly confirmed that 5054 people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
Compared to last Friday, there were 451 fewer people, and the number of infected people decreased for the eighth consecutive day compared to the same day of the previous week.
On the other hand, the prefecture and the city of Kobe withdrew the total of five people announced from the 1st to the 17th of this month because of duplication and negative tests.
A total of 224,340 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.
As of the 17th, there are 47 seriously ill people.
In addition, Hyogo Prefecture, Himeji City, and Nishinomiya City announced the deaths of a total of 14 infected people.
The number of people infected and died in the prefecture is 1652.