On the 16th, it was announced that 114 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama Prefecture.
The breakdown is:
▽ Saitama Prefecture announced 77 people
▽ Saitama City 24 people
▽ Koshigaya City 8 people
▽ Kawaguchi City 3 people
▽ Kawagoe City 2 people.
With this, a total of 27,968 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, Saitama Prefecture, Kawaguchi City, and Kawagoe City announced that a total of 10 people were killed after being infected with the new coronavirus.
Infection was confirmed in the prefecture, and the number of people who died was 485.