According to the announcement by Saga Prefecture, it was confirmed that 492 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus on the 16th.
In addition, one infected person in his 80s or older who was hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died on the 15th.
Meanwhile, the prefecture withdrew one person who was confirmed infected on the 13th of this month as a false positive.
A total of 18,970 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture so far.