According to the announcement by Saga Prefecture, it was confirmed on the 17th that 27 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
With this, a total of 2253 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
In addition, the prefecture announced that one patient who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died on the 16th.
The prefecture says that the bereaved family has not been confirmed, so the age is in the 40s or 50s, and the gender is not disclosed.
This brings the total number of people who have died from being infected with the new coronavirus to 16.