In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 16th that 1301 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, which was the highest number ever on Monday.
The breakdown is:
▽ Saitama Prefecture announced 968 people
▽ Saitama City 125 people
▽ Kawaguchi City 92 people
▽ Koshigaya City 84 people
▽ Kawagoe City 32 people
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With this, a total of 77,740 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, the prefecture and Saitama City announced that a total of four people who had been infected with the new coronavirus had died, and now 864 people have been confirmed infected and died in the prefecture.