Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 18th that it was newly confirmed that 2203 people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
Compared to the same day of the week last week, there are 660 fewer people.
On the other hand, Akashi City withdrew it because it was duplicated for one person on the 16th.
A total of 311,648 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
As of the 17th, there are 18 seriously ill people.
In addition, the prefecture, Kobe City, and Nishinomiya 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 2035.