Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 1721 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
There are 101 fewer people than on the same day of the previous week.
In addition, Amagasaki City withdrew one person announced on the 15th because it was confirmed to be negative in the subsequent test.
A total of 407,489 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.
As of the 16th, the number of severely ill people has decreased by 1 from the previous day to 8 people.
On the other hand, Hyogo Prefecture and Kobe City have announced the deaths of a total of four infected people, and so far 2219 people have been infected and died in the prefecture.