Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 2nd that it was confirmed that 39 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The breakdown is 23 in Fukuoka City and 6 in Kitakyushu City.
A total of 19,080 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was confirmed that one woman in her 80s died, and the number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture was 333.
In addition, it was found that 15 new people in the prefecture were suspected of being infected with the mutated coronavirus.
In the future, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases will carry out detailed tests to confirm whether it is a mutant virus.