In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 15th that 7,128 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Compared to Monday of the previous week, the number of people decreased by more than 1,700, and it was below the same day of the previous week for 9 consecutive days.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 15th is 5186 in Saitama Prefecture, 543 in Kawaguchi City, 537 in Saitama City, 501 in Kawagoe City, and 361 in Koshigaya City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture has reached 925,157.
On the other hand, the prefecture and Kawaguchi 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 1,827.