On the 27th, it was announced that 211 new people were confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama Prefecture.
The breakdown is as follows: Saitama Prefecture announced 152 people, Saitama City 34 people, Kawaguchi City 17 people, Kawagoe City 5 people, and Koshigaya City 3 people.
With this, a total of 13,237 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
Kawagoe City also announced that a man in his 80s has died in the city.
The man was confirmed to be infected by a test after he died.
In addition, Saitama Prefecture and Saitama City announced that five people infected with the new coronavirus have died, and the number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 199.