In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on the 23rd that it was confirmed that 3360 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
There are 688 fewer people than last Saturday.
The number of infected people has fallen below the same day of the previous week for seven consecutive days.
In addition, the prefecture and Yokohama City announced the deaths of five men and women in their 30s and 80s.
On the other hand, the prefecture and Yokosuka City announced that two men in their 70s and 80s who had announced the infection from March to April will be excluded from the infected people because they were duplicated.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is now 648,280, of which 2,121 have died.
The prefecture continues to call for thorough basic infection control measures.
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.