Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 22nd that it was confirmed that 139 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It is the second consecutive day that the number of infected people in the prefecture exceeds 100 per day.
The number of people increased by 69 from Thursday a week ago, surpassing the same day of the previous week for 6 consecutive days.
The breakdown is 75 in Fukuoka City, 24 in Kitakyushu City, and 1 in Kurume City.
A total of 36,797 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
On the other hand, it was found that 14 new people in the prefecture were suspected of being infected with the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in India.