It was announced on the 4th that it was confirmed that 243 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama prefecture.
The breakdown is 155 in Saitama Prefecture, 50 in Saitama City, 20 in Kawaguchi City, 11 in Koshigaya City, and 7 in Kawagoe City.
With this, a total of 15,177 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, Saitama Prefecture and Saitama City announced that five patients infected with the new coronavirus have died, and 220 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.