In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 22nd that 5,369 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
This is the 29th consecutive day of fewer than the same day of the previous week, with just over 420 fewer than last Thursday.
The breakdown is 3311 in Saitama Prefecture, 914 in Saitama City, 667 in Kawaguchi City, 289 in Koshigaya City, and 188 in Kawagoe City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture has reached 1,168,752.
On the other hand, the prefecture and Kawaguchi City announced that a total of three people infected with the new coronavirus died, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture to 2,344.