In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 196 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The breakdown is 119 for Saitama Prefecture, 35 for Saitama City, 18 for Kawaguchi City, 15 for Koshigaya City, and 9 for Kawagoe City.
In addition, Saitama City announced that it will reduce the cumulative number of infected people by one, saying that one patient announced on the 15th was negative in the subsequent test.
As a result, a total of 11,086 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, the prefecture and Saitama City announced that three people infected with the new coronavirus have died, and the infection has been confirmed in the prefecture, and 177 people have died.