Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 22nd that it was confirmed that 1144 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of infected people in the prefecture per day exceeded 1000 for 5 consecutive days, the highest number on Sunday.
In addition, the number of people increased by 464 from the previous Sunday, and exceeded the same day of the previous week for 7 consecutive days.
The breakdown is 425 in Fukuoka City, 186 in Kitakyushu City, and 72 in Kurume City.
A total of 56,993 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.