In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 8th that 8,832 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Compared to Monday of the previous week, there were about 980 fewer people, and it was below the same day of the previous week for two days in a row.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 8th is 6748 in Saitama Prefecture, 621 in Saitama City, 615 in Kawaguchi City, 491 in Koshigaya City, and 357 in Kawagoe City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture has reached 857,516.
On the other hand, the prefecture and Kawaguchi City announced that a total of 11 people died of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture to 1,748.