Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 9th that 10,560 people in the prefecture were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
There were 945 more cases than Tuesday of the previous week, making it the highest number of infected people ever on Tuesday.
In addition, Kobe City and Amagasaki City withdrew the 24 people announced as infected from the 24th to the 7th of last month, citing duplication.
The number of confirmed infections in the prefecture reached 693,958.
The number of infected people does not include those who are self-medicating.
As of the 8th, the number of seriously ill patients increased by 9 from the previous day to 39.
In addition, Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, and Akashi City announced a total of 12 deaths that were infected.
A total of 2,389 people have died from the virus in the prefecture.