Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 9th that it was confirmed that 429 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of people decreased by 364 from Thursday a week ago, and fell below the same day of the previous week for 16 consecutive days.
The breakdown is 142 in Fukuoka City, 76 in Kitakyushu City, and 20 in Kurume City.
A total of 70,678 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was confirmed that four people in their 50s and over died, and the number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture was 581.
On the other hand, it was found that 128 new people in the prefecture were suspected of being infected with the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in India.