Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 8th that it was confirmed that 702 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It was the most on Sunday.
In addition, the number of people increased by 268 from the previous Sunday, and exceeded the same day of the previous week for 23 consecutive days.
The breakdown is 390 in Fukuoka, 65 in Kitakyushu, and 33 in Kurume.
A total of 44,425 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
On the other hand, it was found that 59 new people in the prefecture were suspected of being infected with the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in India.