Fukuoka Prefecture announced today that 4,295 new cases of the new coronavirus had been confirmed in the prefecture. This is the first time since February 17 of this year that the number of cases has exceeded 4,000. This is more than double the number of cases a week ago on Tuesday, and for the 22nd consecutive day, the number of cases exceeded that of the same day of the previous week. The number of cases in Fukuoka City was 2,208, Kitakyushu City 584, Kurume City 466, etc. The total number of confirmed cases in Fukuoka Prefecture is now 476,478. In addition, four people in their 80s and 90s or older were confirmed to have died, bringing the total number of infected people who have died in Fukuoka Prefecture to 1,288. The utilization rate of the hospital beds reached 24%. Source: NHK
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