Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 5th that 3,275 people in the prefecture were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
There were less than 1400 people compared to the same day of the week last week.
In addition, Kobe City and Amagasaki City have withdrawn the 11 people who had been announced as infected from July 14th to 3rd this year.
The number of confirmed infections in the prefecture reached 933,298.
The number of infected people does not include those who are self-medicating.
The number of severely ill patients increased by two from the 4th to 34.
The city of Kobe also announced the death of one infected person.
A total of 2,674 people have died from the virus in the prefecture.