In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on the 5th that a total of 131 people were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.



The number of infected people announced in the prefecture on the 1st and 2nd of this month has doubled for two days, but since then, it has exceeded 130 for the third consecutive day.

Meanwhile, a total of nine deaths have been announced for men and women in their 40s and 90s.



According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in the prefecture is now 45,441, of which 714 have died.