In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on the 12th that 12,432 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
745 fewer than last Friday.
The cities of Yokohama, Sagamihara, Yokosuka, and Fujisawa also announced the deaths of 11 men and women in their 80s and 90s.
On the other hand, Yokosuka City announced that the 13 people who had announced the infection on August 2 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 1,186,485, of which 2,472 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.