On the 16th, it was announced that 360 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama prefecture, which is 337 fewer than last Thursday.



The breakdown is as follows:


▽ Saitama Prefecture announced 204 people,


▽ Saitama City and Kawaguchi City 57 people each,


▽ Koshigaya City 29 people,


▽ Kawagoe City 13 people.



As a result, a total of 112,222 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.



In addition, the prefecture and Kawaguchi City announced that a total of two people had died after being infected with the new coronavirus, and the number of people who died after being confirmed to be infected in the prefecture was 963.