Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 19th that 12,260 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
This is an increase of nearly 2,200 compared to the previous Friday, making it the third highest number of infected people in a single day so far.
Also, on the 17th, Amagasaki City withdrew one person announced as an infected person because it was duplicated.
The number of confirmed infections in Hyogo Prefecture has reached 795,143.
The number of infected people does not include those who are self-medicating.
The number of seriously ill patients decreased by 3 from the 18th to 39.
Hyogo Prefecture and Kobe, Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, and Akashi also announced a total of 16 deaths of infected people.
A total of 2,514 people have died from the virus in the prefecture.