It was announced on the 17th that 16 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama prefecture.
The breakdown is 12 in Saitama Prefecture, 2 in Kawagoe City, and 1 in Saitama City and 1 in Koshigaya City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 115,756.
In addition, the prefecture announced that one person infected with the new coronavirus died, and the infection was confirmed in the prefecture, and the number of people who died was 1055.