In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 17th that 6547 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, the second highest number in the past.
The number of infected people announced on the 1st exceeded 6000 for the second consecutive day, following the 16th.
It is also about 2.2 times that of Sunday a week ago, and is continuing to increase rapidly.
The breakdown is ▽ Saitama Prefecture's announcement is 4258, ▽ Saitama City is 1229, ▽ Kawaguchi City is 542, ▽ Koshigaya City is 311 and ▽ Kawagoe City is 207.
In addition, Kawaguchi City withdrew the one announced on the 16th, saying that duplication was confirmed.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture is 621,452.
On the other hand, there was no announcement of the deceased.