It was announced on the 22nd that it was confirmed that 1696 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama prefecture.

The breakdown is 994 for Saitama Prefecture, 336 for Saitama City, 190 for Kawaguchi City, 100 for Koshigaya City, and 76 for Kawagoe City.

As a result, a total of 88,387 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.

In addition, Koshigaya City announced that one man in his 40s who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died after being infected with the new coronavirus, and the infection was confirmed in the prefecture, and 869 people died. rice field.