On the 17th, it was announced that 79 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama Prefecture.
The breakdown is as follows:
▽ Saitama Prefecture announced 42 people,
▽ Kawaguchi City 17 people,
▽ Saitama City 10 people,
▽ Koshigaya City 7 people,
▽ Kawagoe City 3 people.
With this, a total of 45,314 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, Saitama Prefecture and Kawaguchi City announced that a total of two people had died after being infected with the new coronavirus, and the number of people who died after being confirmed to be infected in the prefecture was 825.