Saga Prefecture announced on the 8th that 1,339 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
In addition, two people, one in their 70s and 80s with underlying diseases who were hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture, and an infected person in their 90s or older, died.
On the other hand, the prefecture withdrew one person announced on the 5th of this month, saying that they had mistakenly announced a person who was not infected.
In the prefecture, a total of 99,762 people have been infected so far.