Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 22nd that 3462 people in the prefecture were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
About 700 fewer than last Thursday.
In addition, Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, and Amagasaki City have withdrawn the three people who had been announced as infected from the 14th of last month to the 21st of this month, saying that they were duplicates.
The number of confirmed infections in the prefecture reached 995,300.
The number of infected people does not include those who are self-medicating.
The number of seriously ill patients increased by one from the 21st to 12.
Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, and Himeji City also announced a total of seven deaths of infected people.
A total of 2,841 people have died from the virus in the prefecture.