Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 5th that it was confirmed that 1864 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.


It has exceeded the same day of the previous week for 15 consecutive days.


The number has more than doubled, increasing by 994 from Tuesday a week ago.


The number of infected people in the prefecture per day exceeds 1000 for 7 consecutive days.


The breakdown is 1027 in Fukuoka City, 284 in Kitakyushu City, and 125 in Kurume City.


A total of 455,613 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 1,277.