According to the announcement by Saga Prefecture, it was confirmed on the 15th that 492 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
In addition, one infected person in his 80s or older who was hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died on the 14th.
On the other hand, the prefecture withdrew one infected person on the 14th, saying that the medical institution had mistakenly reported one more infected person.
A total of 18,479 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture so far.