In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 6th that 12,877 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
There were more than 100 people compared to the previous Saturday.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 6th is 8611 in Saitama Prefecture, 2492 in Saitama City, 775 in Kawaguchi City, 600 in Koshigaya City, and 399 in Kawagoe City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture has reached 835,677.
On the other hand, the prefecture and Kawaguchi 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 1,729.