Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 16th that 2,810 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It has been below the same day of the previous week for 24 consecutive days.
The breakdown is 699 in Fukuoka, 492 in Kitakyushu, and 140 in Kurume.
It also includes those who tested positive in self-tests using antigen test kits distributed by the prefecture.
On the other hand, a total of six people announced as infected from the 3rd of last month to the 15th of this month were withdrawn.
A total of 1,053,509 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, a total of 13 people in their 70s to 90s or older were confirmed to have died, bringing the total number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture to 1,897.