Saga Prefecture announced on the 18th that 2,517 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of infected people per day is the second highest after 2988 people on the 17th.
In addition, three infected people in their 70s and 80s with underlying diseases died.
On the other hand, the prefecture withdrew two people, one announced on the 16th and one announced on the 17th, because it had announced multiple infected people.
A total of 118,215 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture so far.