In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 9th that 1638 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, an increase of about 600 people compared to Monday a week ago.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 9th is 1217 in Saitama Prefecture, 177 in Kawaguchi City, 101 in Koshigaya City,
72 in Kawagoe City, and 71 in Saitama City.
On the other hand, Kawaguchi City withdrew the one announced on the 8th because it was duplicated.
With this, the total number of infected people in the prefecture has reached 523,282.
The prefecture also announced that five people infected with the new coronavirus have died
, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 1,488.