On the 16th, it was announced that 87 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama Prefecture.
The breakdown is 55 for Saitama Prefecture, 13 for Saitama City, 8 for Kawagoe City, 7 for Kawaguchi City, and 4 for Koshigaya City.
With this, a total of 45,235 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, Saitama Prefecture 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 and died was 823.