Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 8th that it was confirmed that 48 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The breakdown is 21 in Fukuoka City and 5 in Kitakyushu City.
Meanwhile, one person who was announced as infected on the 7th was withdrawn.
A total of 19,300 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was found that four new people in the prefecture were suspected of being infected with the mutated coronavirus.