It was announced on the 15th in Saitama Prefecture that it was confirmed that 490 new people had been infected with the new coronavirus.
The breakdown is 280 for Saitama Prefecture, 108 for Saitama City, 63 for Kawaguchi City, 20 for Koshigaya City, and 19 for Kawagoe City.
As a result, a total of 19,767 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, Saitama City and Kawaguchi City announced that two people infected with the new coronavirus have died, and the number of people who have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 260.