In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 18th that 4329 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, a decrease of about 460 from Friday a week ago.
The breakdown is
▽ Saitama Prefecture announced 2963 people,
▽ Saitama City 721 people,
▽ Kawaguchi City 295 people,
▽ Koshigaya City 225 people,
▽ Kawagoe City 125 people.
As a result, a total of 384,973 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, Saitama City and Kawagoe City announced that a total of three people were killed after being infected with the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of people dead in the prefecture to 1,285.