In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on the 8th that 12,631 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
1,774 fewer people than Monday of the previous week.
It is the sixth day in a row that the number of infected people has fallen below the same day of the previous week.
In addition, the prefecture and Yokohama City announced the death of five men and women in their 70s to 90s.
On the other hand, Yokosuka City announced that the two people who had announced the infection on the 7th would be excluded from the infected people because they were duplicates.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is now 1,135,495, of which 2,404 have died.
The prefecture continues to call for thorough basic infection control measures.
The number of infected people does not include those who do not fall under the category of infected people under the Infectious Diseases Act and are self-medicating.