In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 17th that 1103 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, a decrease of 370 from Tuesday a week ago.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 17th is 580 in Saitama Prefecture, 373 in Saitama City, 95 in Kawaguchi City, 36 in Koshigaya City, and 19 in Kawagoe City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 535,131.
On the other hand, the prefecture announced that five people infected with the new coronavirus have died, and the total number of people who died in the prefecture has reached 1530.