Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 8th that it was newly confirmed that 2018 people are infected with the new coronavirus.
There are 221 more people than the same day of the previous week.
In addition, Himeji City and Amagasaki City withdrew the two people announced from the 5th to the 7th of this month because they were confirmed to be negative in the subsequent tests.
The number of people confirmed to be infected in Hyogo Prefecture is 348,977.
As of the 7th, the number of severely ill people has decreased by 1 from the previous day to 11 people.
In addition, Kobe City, Amagasaki City, and Nishinomiya City announced the deaths of a total of four infected people, and the total number of people who died from infection in the prefecture was 2,136.