In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 5th that 13,991 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, setting a new record for the third consecutive day.
This is 170 more than the previous 4 days.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 5th is 9615 in Saitama Prefecture, 2136 in Saitama City, 1092 in Kawaguchi City, 694 in Koshigaya City, and 454 in Kawagoe City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture has reached 822,800.
On the other hand, the prefecture, Kawaguchi City, and Koshigaya City announced that a total of 12 people died of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture to 1,720.