Nagasaki Prefecture and others announced on the 3rd that a total of 2,605 people were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of new infections announced in a single day in the prefecture surpassed the 2,363 on the 28th of last month, making it the highest number ever.
A total of 104,413 people were confirmed to be infected in Nagasaki Prefecture, excluding cruise ship crew members anchored at Nagasaki Port.