Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 21st that it was confirmed that 2003 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The breakdown is 666 in Fukuoka City, 315 in Kitakyushu, and 151 in Kurume.
A total of 410,842 people have been confirmed infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was confirmed that one man in his 70s died, and the number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture was 1,240.