Fiji has reported 215 new COVID-19 cases and one death in the 24-hour period ending at 8am today.
Ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr James Fong said 2 cases are from the Nawakalevu containment zone in Nadi, and 1 nurse at the Natabua Quarantine Facility in Lautoka, with the remaining 212 cases from the Lami-Suva-Nausori containment zone.
He said 101 cases are from existing areas of interest in this zone, and 18 are from new areas of interest which are FMF, New World Valelevu, Police Medical Suva, and Our Lady of Nazareth Wailoku.
“The remaining cases are contacts of known cases, cases that were seen in screening clinics and were swabbed, and cases under investigation to determine possible sources of transmission,” Dr Fong said.
Another COVID-19 death has been reported.
Dr Fong said the 34-year-old woman from Veraisi Settlement in Nadawa had been unwell at home before collapsing and was rushed to CWM Hospital.
“She was declared dead on arrival at the Emergency Department at CWM Hospital. She had no known pre-existing medical conditions, and was swabbed according to protocol in the Emergency Department, and tested positive.
“Her death has been determined to have been caused by COVID-19 by her doctors at CWM Hospital. She was not vaccinated.”
Dr Fong said two more people who tested positive for COVID-19 had died.
“The doctors at CWM Hospital are investigating to determine if their deaths were caused by COVID-19.
“There have now been 14 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji, with 12 of these deaths during the outbreak that started in April this year.
“We also have recorded 8 COVID-19 positive patients that died from pre-existing non-COVID-19 related illnesses. Three deaths are currently under investigation.
“There have been 22 new recoveries reported since the last update, which means that there are now 2363 active cases in isolation.
“There have been 2,993 cases during the outbreak that started in April 2021. We have recorded a total of 3063 cases in Fiji since the first case was reported in March 2020, with 675 recoveries.”
