Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 2nd that it was newly confirmed that 729 people were infected with the new coronavirus.
There are 24 more people than on the same day of the previous week.
A total of 386,750 people have been confirmed infected in Hyogo Prefecture.
As of one day, there are eight seriously ill people, the same as the previous day.
In addition, the prefecture announced the deaths of three infected people, and so far, 2,194 people have been infected and died in the prefecture.