The Ministry of Health and Medical Services reported 626 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24 hour period that ended at 8 am today.
79 cases are from the West and the rest are from the Central Division. A full breakdown of areas of interest will be published online tonight on the Ministry’s COVID-19 dashboard and on the Fijian Government Facebook page. You will also be able to view the approximate locations of the new cases on the dashboard tomorrow at the following link: http://bit.ly/3vE2ZBb.
The Ministry also reported nine new COVID-19 deaths for the period of 21-25 July.
The first COVID-19 death to report is a 44-year-old pregnant woman from Suva. She presented to a medical facility on 16/07/2021 with shortness of breath and chest pain. She was retrieved by a medical team to the CWM hospital. She was assessed by specialists and her baby was safely delivered by emergency caesarean section on 18/07/2021. Sadly, her condition worsened and she died 5 days after admission on 21/07/2021. She was not vaccinated.
The second COVID-19 death to report is a 72-year-old man from Muanikoso who died at home on 23/07/2021. He was not vaccinated.
The third COVID-19 death to report is a 50-year-old man from Suva who died at home on 25/07/2021. He received his first dose of the vaccine in late May. He did not receive the second dose of the vaccine. This means that he was not fully vaccinated.
The fourth COVID-19 death to report is a 61-year-old woman from Tacirua. She presented to a health facility in severe respiratory distress. A medical team retrieved her from the medical facility to CWM Hospital. Her condition worsened at the health facility and she died 11 days after admission on 24/07/2021. Her family reported that she had a cough, fever, shortness of breath and a reduced appetite one week prior. She was not vaccinated.
The fifth COVID-19 death to report is a 62-year-old man from Suva who died at home on 24/07/2021. He was not vaccinated.
The sixth COVID-19 death to report is a 60-year-old woman from Vatuwaqa who died at home on 24/07/2021. She was not vaccinated.
The seventh COVID-19 death to report is a 75-year-old man from Nausori. He presented to a medical facility in severe respiratory distress. His condition worsened at the medical facility and he died on the same day 24/07/2021. He was not vaccinated.
The eighth COVID-19 death to report is a 74-year-old man from Nasova who died at home on 24/07/2021. He was not vaccinated.
The ninth COVID-19 death to report is a 53-year-old man from Naitasiri who died at home on 23/07/2021. He was not vaccinated.
There have been seven more deaths of COVID-19 positive patients. However, their deaths have been classified as non-COVID deaths by their doctors. Doctors have determined that these deaths were caused by serious pre-existing medical conditions and not COVID-19.
There have now been 186 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji, with 184 of these deaths during the outbreak that started in April this year. The Ministry also have recorded 94 COVID-19 positive patients who died from the serious medical conditions that they had before they contracted COVID-19; these are not classified as COVID-19 deaths.
