On the 15th, it was announced that a total of 872 people were infected with the new coronavirus in Kanagawa prefecture.
The number of infected people announced on Friday was the highest ever, surpassing 838 on the 8th of this month.
Meanwhile, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Yokosuka, and Sagamihara have announced the deaths of a total of 10 men and women in their 60s and 90s.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in the prefecture is now 31,562, of which 350 have died.