It was announced on the 21st in Saitama Prefecture that it was confirmed that 4601 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
The number has increased by more than 480 from Monday a week ago, and has exceeded 4,000 for 21 consecutive days.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 21st is
▽ Saitama Prefecture 3122 people
▽ Saitama City 906 people
▽ Kawaguchi City 313 people
▽ Koshigaya City 135 people
▽ Kawagoe City 125 people.
The total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 828,889.
In addition, Kawaguchi City and Koshigaya City announced that two people had died in total infected with the new coronavirus, and the total number of people who died in the prefecture was 1,140.