It was announced on the 21st in Kanagawa Prefecture that it was confirmed that a total of 2705 people, the second highest number so far, were infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of infected people announced in a day has exceeded 2,000 for the ninth consecutive day, increasing by 349 from Saturday a week ago, and the infection continues to spread rapidly.
It was also announced that a total of nine men and women in their 40s and 90s were confirmed dead.
According to NHK's summary, 125,120 infected people have been announced in Kanagawa prefecture, of which 1061 have died.