On the 23rd, it was announced that 239 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama prefecture, which is 121 fewer than last Thursday.
The breakdown is 127 in Saitama Prefecture, 50 in Saitama City, 32 in Kawaguchi City, 24 in Koshigaya City, and 6 in Kawagoe City.
With this, a total of 113,762 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, the prefecture, Kawaguchi City, and Koshigaya City announced that a total of four 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 989.