In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 16th that 5,940 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
Compared to the previous Monday, the number of people decreased by more than 1,100, and it was below the same day of the previous week for 10 consecutive days.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 16th is 3239 in Saitama Prefecture, 1607 in Saitama City, 522 in Kawaguchi City, 365 in Kawagoe City, and 207 in Koshigaya City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture has reached 931,097.
On the other hand, the prefecture, Saitama City, 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 1,839.