In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on the 9th that 699 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of infected people per day has fallen below 1000 for the fifth consecutive day, 125 fewer than the previous Thursday.
The number of infected people has fallen below the same day of the previous week for 16 consecutive days.
In addition, the prefecture and Yokohama City announced the deaths of two men and women in their 80s and 90s.
On the other hand, Fujisawa City announced that boys under the age of 10 who had announced the infection on the 7th will be excluded from the infected as a result of re-examination.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is now 716,871, of which 2214 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.