Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 15th that it was newly confirmed that 695 people in the prefecture were infected with the new coronavirus.
There are 153 fewer people than on the same day of the previous week.
On the other hand, the city of Kobe withdrew one person announced on the 20th of last month because it was confirmed to be negative in the subsequent test.
A total of 434,746 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.
As of the 14th, the number of severely ill people has decreased by one from the previous day to one.
There was no announcement of the deceased.
So far, 2,240 people have been infected and died in the prefecture.