In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 19th that 224 new people were infected with the new coronavirus, which is 280 fewer than last Sunday.

The breakdown is 141 for Saitama Prefecture, 34 for Kawaguchi City, 29 for Saitama City, 13 for Koshigaya City, and 7 for Kawagoe City.



As a result, a total of 113,056 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 972 people have been confirmed infected and died in the prefecture.