Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 2nd that it was confirmed that 795 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of people decreased by 196 from Thursday a week ago, and fell below the same day of the previous week for 9 consecutive days.
The breakdown is 295 in Fukuoka City, 113 in Kitakyushu City, and 30 in Kurume City.
Meanwhile, two people who were announced as infected on the 1st were withdrawn.
A total of 66,875 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was confirmed that two people in their 50s and 80s died, and the number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture was 572.
On the other hand, it was found that 74 new people in the prefecture were suspected of being infected with the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in India.