Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 161 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It is the first time since the 13th of this month that the number of infected people in the prefecture has fallen below 200 per day.
In addition, the number of people decreased by 277 from Friday one week ago, and fell below the same day of the previous week for 24 consecutive days.
The breakdown is 66 in Fukuoka City, 27 in Kitakyushu City, and 9 in Kurume City.
Meanwhile, one person who was announced as infected on the 16th was withdrawn.
A total of 72,793 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was confirmed that one person in his 80s died, and the number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture was 594.
On the other hand, it was found that 36 new people in the prefecture were suspected of being infected with the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in India.