Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 16th that it was confirmed that 40 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
There are 26 fewer people than Wednesday a week ago, and 32 consecutive days below the same day of the previous week.
The breakdown is 20 in Kitakyushu and 9 in Fukuoka.
A total of 35,071 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was confirmed that 6 people in their 50s and over died, and the number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture was 500.