Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 4th that it was confirmed that 27 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The breakdown is 8 in Fukuoka City and 7 in Kitakyushu City.
A total of 19,146 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was found that one person was suspected of being infected with the new mutated coronavirus in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In the future, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases will carry out detailed tests to confirm whether it is a mutant virus.