In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 15th that 5,797 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
That's over 150 fewer than last Thursday, and it's the 22nd consecutive day that the number has fallen from the same day last week.
The breakdown is as follows:
3810 people announced in Saitama Prefecture,
871 people in Saitama City
, 524 people in Kawaguchi City
, 332 people in Koshigaya City
, and 260 people in Kawagoe City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture has reached 1,143,138.
On the other hand, the prefecture and Saitama City announced that a total of 10 people died of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 2,314.