In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 20th that 1,783 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
There are 1,190 fewer people than last Tuesday, and the number has been below the same day of the previous week for 27 consecutive days.
This is the first time since July 5 that the number has fallen below 2,000.
The breakdown of the announcement on the 20th is
▽ 1254 people in Saitama Prefecture,
226 people in Saitama City
, 200 people in Kawaguchi City
, 62 people in Koshigaya City
, and 41 people in Kawagoe City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture has reached 1,161,161.
On the other hand, the prefecture, Saitama City, and Kawaguchi City announced that eight people infected with the new coronavirus died, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture to 2,336.