In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 13th that 251 new people were infected with the new coronavirus, which is 199 fewer than last Monday.
It is the first time since July 19th that the number of positives announced per day has fallen below 300.
The breakdown is 161 for Saitama Prefecture, 53 for Kawaguchi City, 17 for Saitama City, 15 for Koshigaya City, and 5 for Kawagoe City.
As a result, a total of 110,843 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, the prefecture and Saitama City announced that a total of eight people had died after being infected with the new coronavirus, and the number of people who were confirmed infected and died in the prefecture was 950.