12 new COVID-19 deaths have been reported between 27th July and 5th September. All these individuals were not vaccinated.
The Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says four deaths were reported from the Western Division and eight deaths were reported from the Central Division.
The 1st COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old man from Navua who died at home and was not vaccinated.
The 2nd COVID-19 death is a 28-year-old woman from Lautoka. She was not vaccinated.
The 3rd COVID-19 death to report is a 90-year-old woman from Nadi who died at home on 03/09/2021. She was not vaccinated.
The 4th death is a 58-year-old man from Nausori who died at home and was not vaccinated.
The 5th COVID-19 death is a 56-year-old man from Suva. He was not vaccinated.
The 6th COVID-19 death is a 62-year-old woman from Suva who died at home and was not vaccinated.
The 7th death is a 69-year-old woman from Suva who died at home and was not vaccinated.
The 8th death is a 57-year-old man from Suva who died at home and was not vaccinated.
The 9th death is a 69-year-old man from Suva who was not vaccinated.
The 10th COVID-19 death is a 43-year-old man from Rakiraki who was not vaccinated.
The 11th death is a 74-year-old man from Suva who died at home and was not vaccinated.
The 12th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old man from Tavua who died at home and was not vaccinated.
There have been 19 more deaths of COVID-19 positive patients however, these deaths have been classified as non-COVID deaths by their doctors.
There have now been 520 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji.
128 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday.
78 cases are from the Western Division, 45 cases are from the Central Division and 5 cases are from the Eastern Division.
The Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says there are 5 new COVID-19 positive cases in Kadavu and 1 new COVID-19 positive case in Naviti, Yasawa Islands. All these individuals have been isolated.
There are now 14,404 active cases.
Dr. Fong says there are currently 195 COVID-19 patients admitted in hospitals around the country.
82 patients are admitted to the Lautoka Hospital, 14 patients are admitted at the FEMAT Field Hospital, and 99 are admitted at CWM Hospital, St Giles, and Makoi.
24 patients are in severe condition, and 6 are in critical condition.
Dr. Fong adds as of the 4th September, 566,210 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the vaccine and 299,943 have received their second doses.
This means that 96.5% of the target population have received at least one dose and 51.1% are now fully vaccinated nationwide.
The Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says the drowning of a COVID-19 positive individual at Yaqeta Village has alerted the Nacula Health Centre team in the Yasawa Group on the possible presence of the disease within their medical area.
He says while Police are investigating this death, the health team is working in close collaboration with the Mata ni Tikina and villagers for the necessary assessment and contact tracing work for the village and the island.
Dr. Fong says no other cases have been identified on the island to date.
Meanwhile, no new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Namara Tiri settlement in Labasa in the last 24 hours.
Of the total of 9 cases to date, 5 patients have fully recovered and there are now 4 active cases.
Movement restriction remains in force for the containment zone and for the whole of Labasa town.
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