It was announced on the 2nd that a total of 1738 people were infected with the new coronavirus in Kanagawa prefecture.
The number of infected people announced on the 1st was 894 less than on Thursday a week ago, falling below 2000 for the fourth straight day.
In addition, it was announced that 11 men and women in their 50s and 90s had died in the prefecture.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is 151,424, of which 1,131 have died.