In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 24th that 5710 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, an increase of more than 140 people from Thursday a week ago.
The breakdown is:
▽ Saitama Prefecture announced 3424 people
▽ Saitama City 1292 people
▽ Kawaguchi City 596 people
▽ Koshigaya City 229 people
▽ Kawagoe City 169 people.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 296,939.
In addition, Saitama City, Kawaguchi City, and Koshigaya City announced that five people infected with the new coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of people dead in the prefecture to 1152.