In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 3rd that 13,780 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
More than 90 people surpassed the previous highest number on the 31st of last month, and it was the highest number ever.
In addition, there were more than 880 people compared to Wednesday of the previous week.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 3rd is
▽ 9303 people in Saitama Prefecture,
▽ 2491 people in Saitama City,
▽ 912 people in Kawaguchi City,
▽ 724 people in Koshigaya City
, and 350 people in Kawagoe City.
In addition, Kawaguchi City withdrew the one person announced on the 31st of last month, saying it was negative.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture has reached 794,988.
On the other hand, the prefecture, Saitama City, and Kawagoe City announced that a total of 9 people died of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture to 1,699.