In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 5th that 369 new people were infected with the new coronavirus, and the number of people infected per day exceeded 330 on the 31st of last month, the highest number ever. became.
The breakdown is 236 for Saitama Prefecture, 58 for Saitama City, 46 for Kawaguchi City, 19 for Koshigaya City, and 10 for Kawagoe City.
With this, a total of 15,546 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, Saitama Prefecture and Saitama City announced that six patients infected with the new coronavirus have died, and the number of people who have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 226.