In Kanagawa Prefecture, a total of 470 people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus on the 1st.
This is the largest number of announcements ever made on Friday.
Meanwhile, in Yokohama, Kawasaki, and Sagamihara, a total of four men and women in their 70s and 80s have been announced dead.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in the prefecture is now 21,732, of which 280 have died.