On the 10th, it was announced that a total of 237 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in Kanagawa prefecture.
The number of infected people announced on the 1st in the prefecture has exceeded 200 for 5 consecutive days.
Compared to Monday a week ago, there are 15 more people.
In addition, a total of four deaths were announced, including men and women in their 70s and 90s.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in the prefecture is now 55,975, of which 841 have died.
Most mutant strains in one day
Kanagawa Prefecture announced on the 10th that it was confirmed that 177 people, the largest number ever announced on the 1st, are infected with the mutant virus of the new coronavirus.
According to the prefecture, 177 men and women under the age of 10 to 90s living in the prefecture were newly confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus.
After confirming infection with the new coronavirus from the end of last month to the beginning of this month, screening tests confirmed that they were infected with the virus with the "N501Y" mutation.
This brings the total number of people infected with the mutant virus in Kanagawa Prefecture to 1214.