{"id":141760,"date":"2021-07-29T10:36:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T01:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=141760&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-07-29T10:36:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T01:36:39","slug":"over-400-daily-infections-in-fukuoka-and-increase-amongst-young","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/over-400-daily-infections-in-fukuoka-and-increase-amongst-young\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 400 Daily Infections in Fukuoka and Increase Amongst Young"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The proportion of young people becoming infected with\u00a0 COVID-19 has been on the rise. According to Fukuoka Prefecture, 64% of cases in July involve people aged 30 and under. The percentage grew by some 10% compared to the preceding three months. The proportion of patients aged 64 and above remains at 6%, thanks to the regional vaccination program. On Jul. 28, Fukuoka Prefecture confirmed 405 new infections to the new coronavirus. In the past week, 59.1 % of the new cases had unknown transmission routes. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp\/contents\/covid19-hassei-20210721-20210725.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20210728\/5010012603.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-141761\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c19-july.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c19-july.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c19-july.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c19-july.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c19-july.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by Fukuoka Now<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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