It was announced on the 18th that a total of 460 people were infected with the new coronavirus in Kanagawa prefecture.
Of these, a man in his 60s in Tokyo announced by Sagamihara City was confirmed to have been infected after dying from another illness.
The number of infected people confirmed per day exceeds 400 for the fourth consecutive day.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is now 73,112, of which 976 have died.