In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on the 6th that it was confirmed that 1183 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
It has fallen below 2000 for the sixth consecutive day, 1038 less than the previous Friday.
The number of infected people has fallen below the same day of the previous week for the ninth consecutive day.
Fujisawa City also announced the death of a man in his 70s.
On the other hand, the prefecture withdrew the woman in her 80s, who had announced the infection on the 1st of this month, because the possibility of infection was low as a result of inspection.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is now 710,750, of which 2,144 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.