Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 19th that it was confirmed that 1134 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of infected people in the prefecture per day exceeds 1000 for the second consecutive day, the second highest number in the past after the 18th.
In addition, the number of people increased by 94 from Thursday one week ago, surpassing the same day of the previous week for four consecutive days.
The breakdown is 529 in Fukuoka City, 188 in Kitakyushu City, and 63 in Kurume City.
Meanwhile, one person who was announced as infected on August 8 was withdrawn.
A total of 53,585 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was confirmed that two people in their 90s and over died, and the number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture was 555.
On the other hand, it was found that 677 new people in the prefecture were suspected of being infected with the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in India.