On the 20th, it was announced that 6070 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama Prefecture.
The number has exceeded 5,000 for five consecutive days, an increase of more than 1,600 from Sunday a week ago.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 20th is 4211 in Saitama Prefecture, 878 in Saitama City, 527 in Kawaguchi City, 274 in Koshigaya City, and 180 in Kawagoe City.
A total of 278,288 people have been announced to be infected in the prefecture.
In addition, the prefecture and Saitama City announced that four people infected with the new coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of people dead in the prefecture to 1,138.