In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 18th that 1525 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, a decrease of about 380 from Wednesday a week ago.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 18th is 905 in Saitama Prefecture, 333 in Saitama City, 151 in Kawaguchi City, 71 in Koshigaya City, and 65 in Kawagoe City.
As a result, a total of 536,656 people have been announced as infected in the prefecture.
In addition, the prefecture, Saitama City, and Kawagoe City have announced that eight people infected with the new coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 1,538.