Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 9th that it was confirmed that 71 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It is the fifth consecutive day that the number of infected people in the prefecture has fallen below 100 per day.
Infection was confirmed in 18 people in Fukuoka City and 17 people in Kitakyushu City.
A total of 16,963 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was confirmed that one woman in her 80s died, and 220 infected people died in Fukuoka Prefecture.