In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 16th that 22 new people had been infected with the new coronavirus, 15 fewer than last Saturday.
The breakdown is 10 for Saitama Prefecture, 8 for Kawaguchi City, and 2 for Saitama City and Koshigaya City.
With this, a total of 115,416 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, Saitama 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 1023.