Saga Prefecture announced on the 20th that 2,566 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 of this month.
In addition, five infected people in their 70s to 90s with underlying diseases died.
A total of 123,225 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture so far.