In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on March 1 that 6103 people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
In addition, a total of 23 deaths were announced in the prefecture.
On the other hand, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokosuka City, and Sagamihara City announced that the five people who announced the infection from February 4th to 25th will be excluded from the infected people because they were counted as duplicates.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is now 457,648, of which 1719 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.