On the 15th, it was announced that 70 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama Prefecture.
The breakdown is 39 people from Saitama Prefecture, 12 people from Saitama City, 7 people each from Kawaguchi City and Koshigaya City, and 5 people from Kawagoe City.
With this, a total of 45,148 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, Saitama Prefecture and Saitama City announced that a total of two people were killed after being infected with the new coronavirus, and the number of people who were confirmed to be infected in the prefecture was 821.