In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 27th that 4952 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, which is a little less than 1,100 people compared to Sunday a week ago.
The breakdown announced on the 27th is Saitama Prefecture with 3234, Saitama City with 818, Kawaguchi City with 422, Koshigaya City with 299, and Kawagoe City with 179.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 309,739.
On the other hand, the prefecture and Koshigaya City announced that a total of four people were killed after being infected with the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of people dead in the prefecture to 1171.