Yamagata Prefecture announced on the 8th that 676 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of infected people announced on Monday was the highest, surpassing the 539 on the 1st of this month by 137.
The total number of confirmed infections in Yamagata Prefecture has reached 49,372.
In addition, according to the prefecture and Yamagata City, one person who was confirmed to be infected died on the 7th.
109 people have died.