Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 18th that 13,115 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It was the 7th consecutive day that it was below the same day of the previous week.
The breakdown is 4,966 in Fukuoka, 2,879 in Kitakyushu, and 1,080 in Kurume.
On the other hand, a total of 10 people announced as infected from the 10th to the 17th of this month have been withdrawn.
A total of 849,223 people were confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, a total of 10 people in their 50s to 90s and above were confirmed to have died, bringing the total number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture to 1,541.