It was announced on the 2nd that it was confirmed that 163 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama prefecture.
The breakdown is 101 for Saitama Prefecture, 28 for Kawaguchi City, 23 for Saitama City, 7 for Koshigaya City, and 4 for Kawagoe City.
With this, a total of 33,120 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
Saitama Prefecture also announced that two people infected with the new coronavirus have died.
As a result, 703 people have been confirmed infected and died in the prefecture.