In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 31st that 1036 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, and the number exceeded 1000 for the first time.
The breakdown is
▽ Saitama Prefecture announced 626 people,
▽ Saitama City 247 people,
▽ Kawaguchi City 79 people,
▽ Kawagoe City 50 people,
▽ Koshigaya City 34 people.
As a result, a total of 56,940 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
Kawagoe City also announced that one person who had been infected with the new coronavirus had died, and now 849 people have been confirmed infected and died in the prefecture.