On the 18th, it was announced that 262 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama prefecture, which is 518 fewer than last Saturday.
The breakdown is 129 for Saitama Prefecture, 49 for Saitama City, 39 for Koshigaya City, 35 for Kawaguchi City, and 10 for Kawagoe City.
As a result, a total of 112,832 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, the prefecture announced that one person infected with the new coronavirus had died, and now 971 people have been confirmed infected and died in the prefecture.