On the 17th in Kanagawa Prefecture, it was announced that it was confirmed that a total of 319 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, which is the highest number of infected people per day.
The number of infected people in the prefecture reached a record high for the second consecutive day, following 287 on the 16th.
Meanwhile, Yokosuka City announced the death of a woman in her 70s who had been confirmed to be infected.
According to NHK's summary, the number of infected people announced in the prefecture is now 16,002, of which 230 have died.