Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 19th that 15,726 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It was the first time that the number of new infected people exceeded 15,000, and it exceeded the 14,000 on the 29th of last month, setting a new record.
The breakdown is 4495 people in Fukuoka City, 2443 people in Kitakyushu City, and 933 people in Kurume City.
On the other hand, a total of four people announced as infected on the 17th and 18th were withdrawn.
A total of 864,945 people were confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, a total of 14 people in their 40s to 90s and above were confirmed to have died, bringing the total number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture to 1,555.
On the other hand, aside from this, 314 people have been confirmed to be positive in self-tests using antigen test kits distributed by the prefecture.