In Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced on the 17th that 4,914 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
421 fewer than last Saturday.
It is the 25th consecutive day that the number of infected people has fallen below the same day of the previous week.
The prefecture also announced the death of a man in his 80s.
On the other hand, Yokosuka City announced that one person who had announced the infection on the 16th was excluded from the infected people because it was duplicated.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in Kanagawa prefecture is now 1,445,167, of which 2,930 have died.
On the other hand, the prefecture announced that it has issued voluntary medical treatment notifications to 907 people.
Those who test themselves, confirm positive results, and register them in the prefecture's system do not fall under the category of infected persons under the Infectious Diseases Act.