On the 16th, it was announced that 5980 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama prefecture.
Meanwhile, Saitama City has announced that it will withdraw the four people it has announced so far.
As a result, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 255,160.
In addition, a total of five deaths were announced in Saitama City, Kawaguchi City, and Koshigaya City, bringing the total number of deaths to 1122.