On the 29th, it was announced that 256 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama prefecture.
The breakdown is 171 for Saitama Prefecture, 32 for Saitama City, 23 for Kawaguchi City and Koshigaya City, and 7 for Kawagoe City.
As a result, a total of 24,640 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
Saitama City also announced that a man in his 70s infected with the new coronavirus has died.
Infection was confirmed in the prefecture, and the number of people who died was 332.