On the 19th, it was announced that a total of 2340 people, the third highest in the past, were infected with the new coronavirus in Kanagawa prefecture.



The number of infected people announced in a day has exceeded 2000 for the seventh consecutive day, increasing by 533 from Thursday a week ago, and the infection continues to spread rapidly.



It was also announced that a total of four men in their 60s and 90s were confirmed dead.



According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced so far in Kanagawa Prefecture is 119,538, of which 1049 have died.