On April 25, 14, more confirmed infections were found in the prefecture, including three more cases linked to the Mabini nightclub in Kurume. The new cases include a female dancer, who reportedly worked at another nightclub that also failed to comply with the closure request. The other two are male customers in their twenties and seventies. The total number of infections linked to this nightspot is now 18. Amongst the 601 patients in Fukuoka Prefecture, 161 have recovered and left hospitals as of April 24. Meanwhile, infections continue to spread in other prefectures in Kyushu. Here are the totals by the prefecture as of April 25, 10:30. The number in brackets indicates the change since 13 days ago when these statistics were presented here on Fukuoka Now. Saga: 36 (+33), Nagasaki: 17 (+9. *not counting the 148 cases on the Italian cruise ship, Apr. 25 18:00), Kumamoto: 45 (+30), Oita: 60 (+30), Miyazaki: 17 (+14), Kagoshima: 10 (+7), Okinawa: 133 (+124). Sources: Asahi / NHK / NHK /TNC
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