Saga Prefecture announced on the 13th that it was confirmed that 1071 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of new infections per day is the second highest in the past, following 1205 on the 12th, and has exceeded 1000 for the second consecutive day.
In addition, on the 12th, one person in his 70s to 80s with an underlying illness who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died.
In the prefecture, a total of 65,217 people have been confirmed to be infected.