There have been 128 COVID-19 deaths in the third wave so far.
This is according to the latest update by the Health Ministry.
One new COVID-19 death was reported overnight.
It is a 68-year-old man from the Central Division who was admitted at the CWM Hospital on 9th February 2022.
This man had a significant pre-disposing medical condition which contributed to the severity of his illness and he died on 13th February 2022.
He was fully vaccinated.
There has been a total of 824 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji.
96,515 people have received booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine so far while 93.1% of the adult target population have received two doses.
The Health Ministry says for the month of February, a further 175,558 have become eligible for booster doses and they are targeting to cover all these eligible individuals in the days ahead.
98.2% of the adult target population have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
30,905 children between the ages of 15 to 17 and 12,336 children between the ages of 12 to 14 are fully vaccinated.
37,628 children between the ages of 15 to 17 and 22,290 children between the ages of 12 to 14 have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
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