Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 21st that it was newly confirmed that 8169 people in the prefecture were infected with the new coronavirus.
For the first time in the prefecture, the number of infected people exceeded 8,000, the highest number ever for two consecutive days.
There were 3532 more people than the same day of the previous week, 1.7 times more, and more than 1500 people compared to the 20th.
In addition, Amagasaki City withdrew the total of one person announced on the 20th, saying that it was confirmed that they were duplicated.
The number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 509,684.
As of the 20th, the number of severely ill people decreased by 2 from the previous day to 12 people.
In addition, Kobe and Himeji announced the deaths of a total of three infected people.
There are 2269 people who have been infected and died in the prefecture.