It was announced on the 19th that it was confirmed that 2170 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama prefecture.
For the first time, the number of new infections announced on the 1st exceeded 2000, the highest ever.
The breakdown is 1540 for Saitama Prefecture, 358 for Saitama City, 95 for Kawaguchi City and Koshigaya City, and 82 for Kawagoe City.
On the other hand, Saitama City withdrew one person who announced the infection on the 17th, saying that the antigen test was positive once, but the subsequent PCR test was negative.
As a result, a total of 82,993 people have been announced as infected in Saitama Prefecture.
In addition, Saitama Prefecture and Kawaguchi City announced that a total of two people who had been infected with the new coronavirus had died, and the infection was confirmed in Saitama Prefecture, bringing the total number of deaths to 866.