Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 8th that 8461 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It was the 4th straight day that it was below the same day of the previous week.
The breakdown is 1,624 in Fukuoka, 1,468 in Kitakyushu, and 385 in Kurume.
On the other hand, a total of nine people announced as infected from the 27th to the 6th of last month were withdrawn.
A total of 743,927 people were confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, a total of 6 people in their 80s and 90s and above were confirmed to have died, bringing the total number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture to 1,410.