Overview
- Fukuoka Prefecture reported 2,549 influenza cases for the week of November 10–16, a 1.63 times increase from the previous week, equating to 20.89 cases per sentinel clinic.
- Fukuoka remains below the 30-cases-per-sentinel threshold for a formal warning after issuing an advisory the prior week, and it plans to escalate if that threshold is surpassed.
- Saga Prefecture logged 214 influenza cases from 24 sentinel sites, up 96 week over week, with 8.9 cases per facility and a declared epidemic period since late October.
- Erythema infectiosum remains elevated, with Fukuoka reporting 87 cases at warning level for the 27th consecutive week and Saga reporting 26 cases with its warning continuing.
- Other infections trended lower in these reports, including 110 COVID-19 cases in Fukuoka and 23 COVID-19 cases and three pertussis cases in Saga.