Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 30th that it was newly confirmed that 952 people in the prefecture were infected with the new coronavirus.
There are 208 more people than on the same day of the previous week.
On the other hand, the city of Kobe withdrew the one announced on the 26th of this month because it was confirmed to be negative in the subsequent tests.
A total of 444,232 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.
As of the 29th, the number of severely ill people has increased by one from the previous day to two.
Himeji City also announced the death of one confirmed infection.
There are 2251 people who have been infected and died in the prefecture.