Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 18th that it was newly confirmed that 757 people were infected with the new coronavirus.
There are 233 fewer people than on the same day of the previous week.
In addition, Kobe City and Amagasaki City withdrew a total of 7 people from the 12th to the 17th of this month, saying that duplication and subsequent tests confirmed negative.
The total number of people confirmed to be infected in Hyogo Prefecture was 376,141.
As of the 17th, the number of seriously ill people has decreased by 3 from the previous day to 13 people.
On the other hand, Nishinomiya City announced the death of one infected person, and the total number of people who died from infection in the prefecture was 2161.