In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 4th that 5,603 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, and the number has fallen below 10,000 for the 10th consecutive day.
In addition, there are about 2,100 fewer people than last Sunday, and it has been below the same day of the previous week for 11 consecutive days.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 4th is 3735 in Saitama Prefecture, 797 in Saitama City, 485 in Kawaguchi City, 299 in Kawagoe City, and 287 in Koshigaya City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture has reached 1,089,692.
On the other hand, the prefecture and Kawaguchi City announced that a total of 16 people who were infected with the new coronavirus died, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture to 2,163.