Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 12th that it was confirmed that 1040 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of people infected per day in the prefecture greatly exceeded 88 on August 6, which was the highest number so far, and exceeded 1,000 for the first time.
Also, there are 322 more people than Thursday a week ago.
The breakdown is 594 in Fukuoka City, 128 in Kitakyushu City, and 44 in Kurume City.
A total of 47,282 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was confirmed that two people in their 80s died, and the number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture was 546.
Meanwhile, it was found that 189 new people in the prefecture were suspected of being infected with the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in India.