Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 16th that it was confirmed that 234 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of people decreased by 195 from Thursday a week ago, and fell below the same day of the previous week for 23 consecutive days.
The breakdown is 67 in Fukuoka City, 28 in Kitakyushu City, and 10 in Kurume City.
A total of 72,633 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was confirmed that two people in their 70s and 80s died, and the number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture was 593.
On the other hand, it was found that 94 new people in the prefecture were suspected of being infected with the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in India.