On the 21st, it was announced that 79 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama Prefecture.
The breakdown is 50 announcements from Saitama Prefecture, 15 from Kawaguchi City, 9 from Saitama City, 3 from Kawagoe City, and 2 from Koshigaya City.
As a result, a total of 31,661 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, the prefecture announced that eight people infected with the new coronavirus had died, and the infection was confirmed in the prefecture, and the number of people who died was 689.