Kirk here with more about COVID-19. The image shows that Kumamoto hit a new record of 6,615 new cases yesterday. This image comes from the following Japanese article:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20230105/k10013941841000.html
For information in English, please see the following Asahi article, which includes a few statements about the situation in Kumamoto:
Japan sets daily record of 498 COVID-19 deaths after holidays https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14808615