In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on the 19th that 9,562 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
2,857 fewer people than the previous Friday.
It is the 10th consecutive day that the number of infected people has fallen below the same day of the week in the previous week.
In addition, the prefecture, Yokohama City, Yokosuka City, Fujisawa City and Kawasaki City announced the death of 24 men and women in their 60s to 100s.
On the other hand, Sagamihara City and Yokosuka City announced that a total of three people who had been infected on the 11th and 16th of this month will be excluded from the infected people because they have been confirmed negative or overlapped. .
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa Prefecture is now 1,252,884, of which 2,581 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.