Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 6th that it was confirmed that 2366 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It has exceeded the same day of the previous week for 16 consecutive days.
The number has more than doubled, increasing by 1257 from Wednesday a week ago.
It is the first time since May 21 that the number of infected people in the prefecture has exceeded 2000 per day.
The breakdown is 1111 in Fukuoka City, 334 in Kitakyushu City, and 144 in Kurume City.
A total of 457,979 people have been confirmed 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 1,279.