In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 22nd that 780 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, which is more than 100 people compared to Wednesday a week ago.
The breakdown is 433 for Saitama Prefecture, 172 for Saitama City, 77 for Kawaguchi City, 65 for Koshigaya City, and 33 for Kawagoe City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 563,704.
Meanwhile, the prefecture and Kawaguchi City have announced that three people infected with the new coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of people dead in the prefecture to 1,658.