Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 17th that 2,600 new people in the prefecture were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
It was the 25th consecutive day that it was below the same day of the previous week.
The breakdown is 731 people in Fukuoka City, 389 people in Kitakyushu City, and 151 people in Kurume City.
It also includes those who tested positive in voluntary tests using antigen test kits distributed by the prefecture.
On the other hand, a total of three people announced as infected from the 13th to the 16th of this month were withdrawn.
A total of 1,056,106 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, it was confirmed that a total of three people in their 90s and above died, bringing the number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture to 1,900.