In Saitama Prefecture, it was announced on the 23rd that 3,924 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
That's over 850 fewer than last Friday, and it's the 30th consecutive day that the number has fallen from the same day of the previous week.
The breakdown is 2405 in Saitama Prefecture, 664 in Saitama City, 407 in Kawaguchi City, 252 in Koshigaya City, and 196 in Kawagoe City.
With this, the total number of people who have been announced to be infected in the prefecture has reached 1,172,676.
On the other hand, the prefecture and Kawaguchi City announced that a total of 6 people who were infected with the new coronavirus died, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture to 2,350.