197 new cases of COVID-19

Fiji has recorded 197 new cases of COVID-19 and there are four COVID-19 deaths to report for the period of 8th to 16th July.

All four deaths were reported from the Central Division.

Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says these deaths are being reported now due to the delay in receiving the official death certificates.

The first COVID-19 death to report is a 90-year-old man from Nausori who died at home on 8th July. He was not vaccinated.

The second COVID-19 death to report is a 52-year-old woman from Suva who died at home on 12th July. She was not vaccinated.

The third COVID-19 death to report is a 60-year-old man from Vatuwaqa who died at home on 13th July. He was not vaccinated.

The fourth COVID-19 death to report is an 85-year-old woman from Nausori who died at home on 16th July. She was not vaccinated.

There have been 5 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 serious pre-existing medical conditions and not COVID-19.

There have now been 544 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji, with 542 of these deaths during the outbreak that started in April this year.

Fiji has 12,978 active cases of COVID-19.

1,343 active cases are in the Central Division, 11,314 active cases in the Western Division, 1 active case in the Northern Division (Macuata), and 320 active cases in the Eastern Division (all in Kadavu).

There have been 49,517 cases during the outbreak that started in April 2021. We have recorded a total of 49,587 cases in Fiji since the first case was reported in March 2020, with 35,686 recoveries.