In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 18th that 11,187 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
It is the first time since the 12th of this month that the number has exceeded 10,000.
On the other hand, compared to last Thursday, there were about 2,200 fewer people, and it was the 12th consecutive day that the number was lower than the same day of the previous week.
The breakdown is 7070 in Saitama Prefecture, 2112 in Saitama City, 879 in Kawaguchi City, 602 in Koshigaya City, and 524 in Kawagoe City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture has reached 952,274.
In addition, the prefecture announced that a total of 12 people infected with the new coronavirus died, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture to 1,864.