On the 22nd, it was announced that a total of 348 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in Kanagawa prefecture, which is the highest number of people infected per day.
This is the third time that the number of infected people in the prefecture has exceeded 300, following the 17th and 19th of this month.
Meanwhile, two deaths were announced, including a woman in her 80s and a man in her 70s.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in the prefecture is now 17,386, of which 244 have died.