It was announced on the 10th that a total of 189 people were infected with the new coronavirus in Kanagawa prefecture.
The number of infected people announced on the 1st in the prefecture exceeded 200 on the 9th for the first time in 3 days, but reached the 100s again on the 10th.
There were 26 fewer people than Thursday a week ago, and compared to the same day a week ago, it was 9 days later than the previous week.
In addition, the death of a man in his 90s was announced.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in the prefecture is now 63,557, of which 921 have died.
Infected 174 mutant viruses
Kanagawa Prefecture announced on the 10th that it was confirmed that 174 people were infected with a mutant virus of the new coronavirus.
According to the prefecture, 174 men and women under the age of 10 to 90s were newly confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus, and all of them were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus from the middle of last month to the beginning of this month. ..
Of these, 12 men and women in their 20s and 90s were found to be suspected of being infected with a virus with the "L452R" mutation reported in India.
None of them have traveled abroad, and 4 out of 12 people do not know the route of infection.
In addition, 61 out of 174 people announced on the 10th are suspected of being infected with a virus with the "N501Y" mutation.
A total of 4021 people were confirmed to have been infected with the mutant virus in Kanagawa Prefecture.