Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 18th that it was confirmed that 1767 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
There are 133 fewer people than on the same day of the previous week.
In addition, Kobe City withdrew the total of 5 people announced from the 11th to the 17th of this month because of duplication and negative results in subsequent tests.
The total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture was 409,251.
As of the 17th, the number of severely ill people has decreased by 3 from the previous day to 5 people.
On the other hand, Hyogo Prefecture announced the death of one infected person, and so far, 2220 people have been infected and died in the prefecture.