In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 24th that 2297 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, which is 270 fewer than Sunday a week ago.
The breakdown is 1490 for Saitama Prefecture, 383 for Saitama City, 216 for Kawaguchi City, 111 for Koshigaya City, and 97 for Kawagoe City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 500,397.
There was no announcement of the deceased.