In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 15th that 671 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, which is about 30 fewer than Thursday a week ago.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 15th is
▽ Saitama Prefecture 375 people,
▽ Saitama City 157 people,
▽ Kawaguchi City 68 people,
▽ Koshigaya City 44 people,
▽ Kawagoe City 27 people.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 559,477.
On the other hand, Kawagoe City announced that one person infected with the new coronavirus died, and the total number of people who died in the prefecture was 1643.