Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 21st that 12,749 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It was the highest number of Sundays, surpassing the same day of the previous week for the third straight day.
The breakdown is 2862 people in Fukuoka City, 2692 people in Kitakyushu City, and 675 people in Kurume City.
On the other hand, a total of seven people announced as infected from the 3rd to the 20th of this month were withdrawn.
A total of 892,681 people were confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was confirmed that 419 new people were positive in self-tests using antigen test kits distributed by the prefecture.
In addition, a total of 8 people in their 60s to 90s and above were confirmed to have died, bringing the number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture to 1,574.