In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on the 20th that it was confirmed that 11,443 people, the highest number ever, were infected with the new coronavirus.
There are 5252 more people than last Wednesday.
This is the first time that the number of infected people per day in Kanagawa Prefecture has exceeded 10,000, surpassing the highest number of 9445 people on the 18th of this month, nearly 2,000 people, two days ago.
The city of Yokohama also announced the death of a woman in her 80s.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is now 881,796, of which 2,254 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.