On the 26th, it was announced that a total of 540 people were infected with the new coronavirus in Kanagawa prefecture.
The number of infected people announced on the 1st exceeded 500 for the sixth consecutive day, an increase of 128 from Monday a week ago.
Meanwhile, two deaths were announced, including one woman in her 70s in Fujisawa City and one woman in her 80s in Zama City.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is now 77,379, of which 982 have died.