In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on the 23rd that it was confirmed that 5996 people were infected with the new coronavirus.
Compared to the previous Wednesday, there are 1045 fewer people.
In addition, 13 people were announced dead on the 23rd in the prefecture.
On the other hand, Kanagawa Prefecture announced that it will exclude one of the infected persons announced on the 22nd from the infected persons, saying that it was counted twice.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is now 420,531 people, of which 1610 have died.
Prefectural governments are calling for thorough infection control measures, saying that the number of infected people is still high.
The number of infected people does not include those who are undergoing voluntary medical treatment that does not fall under the Infectious Diseases Control Law.