Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 16th that 7434 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It was five days in a row that it was below the same day of the previous week.
The breakdown is 2,937 in Fukuoka, 1,090 in Kitakyushu, and 676 in Kurume.
On the other hand, a total of 12 people announced as infected from the 23rd to the 15th of last month were withdrawn.
A total of 825,232 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
A total of 22 people in their 50s to 90s have died.
It was the highest number of deaths reported in a single day so far.