国内感染、週４万３０００人増　大阪、兵庫は前週比減―新型コロナ

　新型コロナウイルスの国内感染者は１７日午前１０時現在、クルーズ船「ダイヤモンド・プリンセス」の乗船者を含め６８万５５１７人で、前週から４万３０２５人増えた。
　全国の１週間の感染者は１１週連続で前週を上回った。大阪府、兵庫県で前週から減少に転じ、東京都はほぼ横ばい。一方、北海道や愛知、福岡などは大幅に増加した。全国の死者は前週比６１３人増の累計１万１５３７人だった。（2021/05/17-10:43）

The cumulative number of novel coronavirus infection cases reported in Japan, including among cruise ship passengers and crew members, reached 685,517 as of 10 a.m. Monday (1 a.m. GMT), up by 43,025 from a week before.
   The weekly count of new infection cases surpassed the preceding week's total for the 11th consecutive week. The country's total COVID-19 death toll rose by 613 to 11,537.
   Of the nine prefectures placed under the government's coronavirus state of emergency, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan saw its weekly cases decline to 5,233, and the tally in neighboring Hyogo Prefecture fell to 2,271. Tokyo saw its figure almost unchanged at 5,645.
   On the other hand, Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, Aichi Prefecture in central Japan and Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan saw their new cases surge to 3,721, 4,022 and 3,410, respectively. The weekly number came to 959 in Kyoto Prefecture, which also borders Osaka, 1,149 in Okayama Prefecture in western Japan and 1,438 in Hiroshima Prefecture, adjacent to Hiroshima.
   The state of emergency started on April 25 in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Aichi and Fukuoka, and on Sunday in Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima. The emergency is slated to run until May 31.