Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 9th that it was newly confirmed that 2139 people in the prefecture were infected with the new coronavirus.
There are 1159 more people than the same day of the previous week, more than double.
It is the third consecutive day that the number of infected people announced in Hyogo Prefecture has exceeded 2000.
On the other hand, the prefecture withdrew one person who had been announced on the 8th, saying that the subsequent test was negative.
A total of 457,647 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.
As of the 8th, there are 5 seriously ill people, the same as the previous day.
Himeji City also announced the death of one confirmed infection.
There are 2253 people who have been infected and died in the prefecture.