Health Ministry records 8 new COVID-19 deaths

Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says Fiji has 8 new COVID-19 deaths to report for the period from the 27th August - 1st September 2021.

7 deaths were reported from the Western Division and 1 death was reported from the Central Division.

The first COVID-19 death to report is an 87-year-old man from Suva. He presented to the CWM Hospital in severe respiratory distress. He died 9 days after admission on 30th August. He was not vaccinated.

The second COVID-19 death to report is a 56-year-old man from Tavua.

He presented to the Tavua Hospital in severe respiratory distress.

He died 8 days after admission on 30th August. He received the first dose of the vaccine in mid-July. He did not receive the second dose of the vaccine. This means that he was not fully vaccinated.

The third COVID-19 death to report is a 71-year-old woman from Lautoka.

She presented to the Lautoka Hospital in severe respiratory distress.

She died 11 days after admission on 31st August. She received the first dose of the vaccine in early June.

She did not receive the second dose of the vaccine. This means that she was not fully vaccinated.

The fourth COVID-19 death to report is a 67-year-old man from Tavua.

He presented to the Tavua Hospital in severe respiratory distress.

A medical team from Tavua transferred him to the Lautoka Hospital. He died on 30th August. He was not vaccinated.

The fifth COVID-19 death to report is a 76-year-old woman from Nadi who died at home yesterday. She was not vaccinated.

The sixth COVID-19 death to report is a 65-year-old man from Nadi who died at home on 30th August.

He received the first dose of the vaccine in late July.

He did not receive the second dose of the vaccine. This means that he was not fully vaccinated.

The seventh COVID-19 death to report is a 78-year-old man from Ba who died at home on 30th August. He was not vaccinated.

The eighth COVID-19 death to report is a 46-year-old woman from Sigatoka.

She presented to the Korolevu Health Center in severe respiratory distress.

She passed away on the 27th of August. She received the first dose of the vaccine in late July.

She did not receive the second dose of the vaccine. This means that she was not fully vaccinated.

There have been 3 more deaths of COVID-19 positive patients. However, these deaths have been classified as non-COVID deaths by their doctors.

The doctors have determined that these deaths were caused by a serious pre-existing medical condition and not COVID-19.

There have now been 504 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji, with 502 of these deaths during the outbreak that started in April this year.

As of August 27th, the national 7 day rolling average of COVID-19 deaths per day is 6.

The 7 day rolling average for COVID-19 deaths per day in the Central Division is 2 and in the Western Division is 4.

We have also recorded 311 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.