On the 8th, it was announced that 704 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama Prefecture.
It's been two more than Wednesday a week ago, and it's been the first time since 14th last month to surpass the same day of the previous week.
The breakdown is as follows:
▽ Saitama Prefecture announced 422 people
▽ Saitama City 150 people
▽ Kawaguchi City 72 people
▽ Koshigaya City 33 people
▽ Kawagoe City 27 people.
As a result, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 555,591.
On the other hand, the prefecture announced that three people infected with the new coronavirus have died, and the total number of people who died in the prefecture has reached 1629.