On the 18th, it was announced that 287 new people were confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama Prefecture.

The breakdown is


▽ Saitama Prefecture announced 172 people,


▽ Kawaguchi City 45 people,


▽ Saitama City 37 people,


▽ Kawagoe City 20 people,


▽ Koshigaya City 13 people.



With this, a total of 49,679 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.