Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 23rd that it was confirmed that 152 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 100 per day.
The number of people increased by 94 from Friday a week ago, surpassing the same day of the previous week for 7 consecutive days.
The breakdown is 88 in Fukuoka City, 24 in Kitakyushu City, and 5 in Kurume City.
On the other hand, since one person who was announced as an infected person was withdrawn on the 22nd of this month, a total of 36,948 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was found that 17 new people in the prefecture were suspected of being infected with the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in India.