Miyagi Prefecture and Sendai City announced on the 6th that 3,035 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
87 more than last Saturday, the highest ever for a Saturday announcement.
In addition, Sendai City announced that a man in his 80s who was hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died on the 3rd of this month.
The total number of infected people in Miyagi Prefecture is 151,330, and the cumulative number of deaths is 223.