Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 17th that it was newly confirmed that 554 people in the prefecture were infected with the new coronavirus.



110 less than the same day of the previous week.



A total of 435,891 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.



As of the 16th, the number of seriously ill people has increased by 3 from the previous day to 4 people.



Hyogo Prefecture also announced the death of one infected person.



2243 people died of infection in the prefecture.