It was announced on the 7th that it was confirmed that 44 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama prefecture.



It is the first time in about half a year since November 24, last year that the number of infected people announced on the 1st is less than 50.



The breakdown is as follows:


▽ Saitama Prefecture announced 31 people,


▽ Kawaguchi City 7 people,


▽ Saitama City 4 people,


▽ Kawagoe City and Koshigaya City 1 person each.



With this, a total of 44,488 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.



In addition, Kawaguchi City announced that one person infected with the new coronavirus has died, and now 802 people have been confirmed infected and died in the prefecture.