In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 13th that it was confirmed that 1696 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, which was a record high for the second consecutive day.
The breakdown is 1016 for Saitama Prefecture, 377 for Saitama City, 136 for Kawaguchi City, 99 for Koshigaya City, and 68 for Kawagoe City.
With this, a total of 72,866 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.