Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 8th that 7,884 people in the prefecture were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
1,153 more cases than the previous Monday, the highest number of infected people ever on Monday.
In addition, Kobe City and Amagasaki City withdrew the 15 people announced as infected from the 27th to the 7th of last month, citing duplication.
The number of confirmed infections in the prefecture reached 683,422.
The number of infected people does not include those who are self-medicating.
As of the 7th, the number of seriously ill patients decreased by 3 from the previous day to 30.
In addition, Kobe City and Nishinomiya City announced a total of three deaths that were infected.
A total of 2,377 people have died from the virus in the prefecture.