In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on the 16th that it was confirmed that 1751 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
Compared to Sunday a week ago, it has increased about four times.
The number of infected people announced in a day exceeds 1500 for the second consecutive day.
Clusters are occurring one after another in various places, and in Chigasaki City, infections of 11 people who participated in the adult ceremony held on the 10th of this month were confirmed.
After the ceremony, 11 people participated in a reunion of dozens of people held at a restaurant, so the city is investigating the infection route.
In addition, at the hospital under the jurisdiction of the Kamakura Health and Welfare Office, a total of 6 inpatients and staff were confirmed to be infected by the 16th.
On the other hand, there were no announcements of those who died.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is 177,988, of which 1321 have died.