Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 21st that it was confirmed that 1070 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of infected people in the prefecture per day exceeded 1,000 for four consecutive days, the highest number on Saturday.
The number of people increased by 180 from Saturday a week ago, surpassing the same day of the previous week for 6 consecutive days.
The breakdown is 430 in Fukuoka City, 176 in Kitakyushu City, and 63 in Kurume City.
Meanwhile, one person who was announced as infected on the 15th of this month was withdrawn.
A total of 55,849 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was found that 98 new people in the prefecture were suspected of being infected with the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in India.