Yamagata Prefecture announced on the 7th that 938 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of infected people announced on Sunday was the highest, surpassing 729 on the 31st of last month by 209.
The total number of confirmed infections in Yamagata Prefecture has reached 48,696.
In addition, according to the prefecture and Yamagata City, one person who was confirmed to be infected died on the 6th.
108 people have died.