On the 18th, it was announced that 64 new people were confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama Prefecture.
The breakdown is as follows:
▽ Saitama Prefecture announced 36 people,
▽ Saitama City 12 people,
▽ Kawaguchi City 9 people,
▽ Kawagoe City 4 people,
▽ Koshigaya City 3 people.
With this, a total of 45,378 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
Kawaguchi City also announced that one person infected with the new coronavirus has died.
As a result, 826 people have been confirmed infected and died in the prefecture.