Saga Prefecture announced on the 17th that 2,989 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of infected people per day is the highest ever, surpassing 2053 on the 2nd of this month by 936.
In addition, four people died, including three infected people in their 70s and 80s and one infected person in their 90s and older.
On the other hand, the prefecture announced that the number of infected people was duplicated. A total of 7 people were withdrawn.
A total of 115,700 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture so far.