Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 20th that 1,505 new people in the prefecture were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
It was the 28th consecutive day that it was below the same day of the previous week.
The breakdown is 288 in Fukuoka, 66 in Kurume, and 39 in Kitakyushu.
It also includes those who tested positive in voluntary tests using antigen test kits distributed by the prefecture.
On the other hand, one person announced as an infected person on the 8th of this month was withdrawn.
A total of 1,061,495 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In addition, two people in their 80s and 90s and above were confirmed to have died, bringing the total number of infected people who died in Fukuoka to 1,902.