In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 24th that it was confirmed that 59 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
It is the first time in three days since February 21 that the number of infected people announced per day has fallen below 100.
The breakdown is 40 for Saitama Prefecture, 8 for Kawaguchi City, 4 for Saitama City and Kawagoe City, and 3 for Koshigaya City.
As a result, a total of 28,917 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
Saitama Prefecture also announced that three people infected with the new coronavirus have died.
With this, the number of people who have been confirmed infected and died in the prefecture is 534.