In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on the 19th that it was confirmed that 2288 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
Compared to Wednesday a week ago, it has more than quadrupled.
The number of infected people announced per day has exceeded 2000 since August 29, last year.
In addition, the city of Yokohama announced that a man in his 70s who had been admitted to a hospital in the city had died after being confirmed infected with the new coronavirus.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is 184,123, of which 1323 have died.