Saga Prefecture announced on the 20th that it was confirmed that 1802 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of newly infected people per day exceeded 1205 on the 12th of this month by nearly 600, the highest number ever.
In addition, one person in his 70s to 80s who was hospitalized in a medical institution and one person in his 90s or older died in total.
A total of 72,269 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.