Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 16th that 7,360 people in the prefecture were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
3,196 fewer people than Tuesday of the previous week.
In addition, the prefecture and Kobe city withdrew the two people announced as infected on July 14 and August 11, saying they were duplicates.
The number of confirmed infections in the prefecture reached 760,621.
The number of infected people does not include those who are self-medicating.
As of the 15th, the number of seriously ill patients increased by 6 from the previous day to 45.
The cities of Kobe, Himeji, Amagasaki and Akashi also announced a total of 10 deaths of those infected.
A total of 2,469 people have died from the virus in the prefecture.