Saga Prefecture announced on the 21st that it was confirmed that 1594 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
This is the second highest number of new infections per day in the past.
In addition, one person in his 90s or older with an underlying illness who was hospitalized at a medical institution died.
Meanwhile, on the 20th, two people announced as infected were withdrawn.
A total of 73,861 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.