In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on the 8th that it was confirmed that 4658 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
It is the first time since January 26th that the number of infected people per day has fallen below 5,000.
Also, compared to the previous Tuesday, there are more than 1,400 people.
In addition, a total of 20 deaths were announced on the 8th in the prefecture.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is now 499,386, of which 1818 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.