Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 16th that it was confirmed that 6588 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
We updated the record high for 3 consecutive days.
It has exceeded the same day of the previous week for 26 consecutive days.
The breakdown is 2957 in Fukuoka City, 829 in Kitakyushu City, and 435 in Kurume City.
Meanwhile, one person who was announced as infected on the 15th was withdrawn.
The number of confirmed infections in Fukuoka Prefecture has exceeded 500,000, bringing the total to 500,317.
In addition, it was confirmed that one person in his 80s died, and the number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture was 1293.