Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 23rd that it was confirmed that 239 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It is the third consecutive day that the number of infected people in the prefecture exceeds 200 per day.
The breakdown is 92 in Fukuoka City, 24 in Kurume City, and 13 in Kitakyushu City.
A total of 21,260 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was found that 56 new people in the prefecture were suspected of being infected with the mutated coronavirus.