In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 4th that 163 new people were infected with the new coronavirus, and the number of infected people per day for 3 consecutive days has increased to more than 150.
Of these, Saitama Prefecture announced 120 people, Saitama City 23 people, Kawaguchi City 8 people, Kawagoe City and Koshigaya City 6 people each.
With this, a total of 8989 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, Saitama Prefecture and Kawagoe City announced that a total of 5 patients infected with the new coronavirus have died, and now 153 people have been confirmed infected and died in the prefecture.