In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 5th that 4740 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, an increase of about 200 people compared to Saturday a week ago.
The breakdown is:
▽ Saitama Prefecture announced 3208 people
▽ Saitama City 756 people
▽ Kawaguchi City 346 people
▽ Koshigaya City 298 people
▽ Kawagoe City 132 people.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 336,350.
On the other hand, the prefecture and Saitama City announced that a total of 5 people were killed after being infected with the new coronavirus, and the total number of people who died in the prefecture was 1218.