In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 12th that 590 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, which is about 30 fewer than Sunday a week ago.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 12th is 379 in Saitama Prefecture, 101 in Saitama City, 56 in Kawaguchi City, 34 in Koshigaya City, and 20 in Kawagoe City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 557,925.
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 1642.