On the 16th, it was announced that a total of 2584 people, the largest number ever, were infected with the new coronavirus in Kanagawa Prefecture.
The number of infected people announced per day exceeds 2000 for the fourth consecutive day.
The number of people has increased by 418 compared to Monday a week ago, and the infection continues to spread rapidly.
Meanwhile, Kawasaki City and Yokohama City have announced that a total of three people have been confirmed dead.
In addition, on the 15th, the prefecture corrected the number of infected people by one, saying that it announced that men in their 50s were counted twice.
According to NHK's summary, 113,160 infected people have been announced in Kanagawa prefecture, of which 1026 have died.