On the 23rd, it was announced that 820 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama Prefecture.
The number of people has decreased by more than 130 compared to Monday a week ago, and it has fallen below the same day of the previous week for 9 consecutive days.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 23rd is 578 in Saitama Prefecture, 136 in Kawaguchi City, 45 in Koshigaya City, 32 in Kawagoe City, and 29 in Saitama City.
As a result, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 542,709.
In addition, the prefecture announced that four people infected with the new coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of people dead in the prefecture to 1563.