Full Story: 2 new COVID deaths bring the total number of deaths in this third wave to 117

Full Story: 2 new COVID deaths bring the total number of deaths in this third wave to 117

By Naveel Krishant
Tuesday 08/02/2022

The Health Ministry has reported 2 new COVID-19 deaths bringing the total number of deaths in this third wave to 117.

The first COVID-19 death is of a 75-year-old man from the Eastern Division, who was admitted at the CWM hospital on 31st January. He had pre-existing medical conditions and passed away on 1st February. He was not fully vaccinated.

The second COVID-19 death to report is of a 64-year-old man from the Central Division, who was admitted at the CWM hospital on 3rd February. He passed away on the 4th of February and had significant pre-existing medical conditions which contributed to his demise. He was not fully vaccinated.

Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says there has been a total of 813 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji.

Dr Fong says we have recorded 75 new cases of which 22 new cases were recorded on Saturday, 24 new cases were recorded on Sunday and 29 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday.

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