It was announced on the 31st in Kanagawa Prefecture that a total of 588 people were confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus, the highest number ever.
This is the first time that the number of infected people in the prefecture has exceeded 500 per day, which is significantly higher than the highest number of 495 people on the 24th of this month.
In addition, a total of three deaths were announced in Yokohama and Kawasaki.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in the prefecture is now 21,262, of which 276 have died.