In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 18th that 4,187 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
This is the 25th consecutive day that the number of people has fallen from the same day of the week last week, with fewer than 600 people compared to last Sunday.
The breakdown is 2757 in Saitama Prefecture, 638 in Saitama City, 371 in Kawaguchi City, 230 in Koshigaya City, and 191 in Kawagoe City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture has reached 1,156,443.
In addition, Kawaguchi City announced that a man in his 90s who was infected with the new coronavirus died, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture to 2,328.