In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 8th that 2451 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, which is a decrease of 1,700 people compared to Tuesday a week ago.



The breakdown is 1538 for Saitama Prefecture, 481 for Saitama City, 227 for Koshigaya City, 139 for Kawaguchi City, and 66 for Kawagoe City.



As a result, a total of 346,511 cases have been announced as infected in the prefecture.



In addition, the prefecture and Saitama City have announced that a total of 6 people have died after being infected with the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 1227.