Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 6th that 11,625 people in the prefecture were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
1,185 more cases than last Saturday, the highest number of infections in a single day so far.
In addition, Amagasaki City, Himeji City, and Akashi City withdrew the 14 people announced as infected from the 28th of last month to the 5th of this month because they were later confirmed to be negative.
The number of confirmed infections in the prefecture reached 664,961.
The number of infected people does not include those who are self-medicating.
As of the 5th, the number of seriously ill patients increased by 3 from the previous day to 36.
In addition, Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, and Nishinomiya City announced a total of 11 deaths who were infected.
A total of 2,365 people have died from the virus in the prefecture.