Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 12th that 10,068 people in the prefecture were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
About 1,100 fewer people than last Friday.
In addition, the cities of Kobe and Amagasaki withdrew the 14 people announced as infected from July 26 to August 11, citing duplicates and subsequent negative tests.
The number of confirmed infections in the prefecture reached 728,627.
The number of infected people does not include those who are self-medicating.
As of the 11th, the number of seriously ill patients decreased by two from the previous day to 41.
Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, Amagasaki City, and Nishinomiya City also announced a total of 15 deaths of infected people.
A total of 2,422 people have died from the virus in the prefecture.