Saitama 90-year-old man in hospital died. 35 people died in the prefecture New Corona May 1 19:13

Saitama Prefecture announced on the 1st that a man in his 90s who had been hospitalized at a medical institution died after being confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. The number of people who have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture and died is now 35.

In addition, Saitama Prefecture announced that five people, including elementary school students, were confirmed to have been newly infected with the new coronavirus.

Newly confirmed infections were office workers in their 40s living in Kawashima-cho, females in their 70s, elementary school girls living in Higashimatsuyama, males in their 70s living in Tokorozawa, and females in their 90s living in Iruma. .

Of these, the man in Tokorozawa is an inpatient at the Tokorozawa Royal Hospital, who has already been confirmed to be infected, and the woman in Iruma is a resident at the Iruma nursing home.

The number of people infected with the new coronavirus announced in Saitama is now 865.