On the 23rd, it was announced that a total of 9 people were infected with the new coronavirus in Kanagawa prefecture.
It is the first time in a year and three months since July 7, last year that the number of infected people announced in a day fell below 10.
There are 26 fewer people than Saturday a week ago, 58 consecutive days below the same day of the previous week.
Meanwhile, the death of a man in his 60s in Yokohama was announced.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is 168,811, of which 1,306 have died.