Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 22nd that it was newly confirmed that 9256 people in the prefecture were infected with the new coronavirus.
For the first time in the prefecture, the number of infected people exceeded 9,000, the highest number ever for three consecutive days.
There were 3826 more people than the same day of the previous week, 1.7 times more, and more than 1000 people compared to the 21st.
In addition, Himeji City, Amagasaki City, and Akashi City have withdrawn the four people announced on the 14th and 21st of this month because they were duplicated.
The number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 518,936.
As of the 21st, the number of seriously ill people increased by 1 from the previous day to 13 people.
In addition, there was no announcement of the person who died on the 22nd.
There are 2269 people who have died of infection in the prefecture.