In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 19 new people had been infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of infected people announced in a day is by far the lowest, falling below 20 for the first time in about a year since October 25, last year.
The breakdown is 8 people from Saitama Prefecture, 5 people from Koshigaya City, 3 people from Saitama City, 2 people from Kawaguchi City, and 1 person from Kawagoe City.
A total of 115,435 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, the prefecture 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 1025.