Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says 262 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded based on the test results in the 24 hour period ending at 8am yesterday, and there are new cases at Jittu Estate, MV Liohona Shipping, Milverton Rd, Natogadravu, Waikete Village and Nauluvatu Village.
There have been 3,521 cases during the outbreak that started in April 2021.
5 cases are known contacts of cases from the Nawakalevu Containment Zone that have been undergoing 14 day quarantine in quarantine facilities in Nadi, 3 are contacts from within the existing Korovou cluster, while the remaining 254 cases are from the Lami-Suva-Nausori Containment Zone.
Doctor Fong says 113 cases are from existing areas of interest in this zone, and 43 are new areas including Jittu Estate, MV Liohona Shipping, Milverton Rd, Natogadravu, Waikete Village and Nauluvatu Village.
The remaining cases are contacts of known cases, cases that were seen in screening clinics and were swabbed, and cases under investigation to determine possible sources of transmission.
A full breakdown of areas of interest has been published online on the Ministry’s COVID-19 dashboard.
You can check the link out on our website, fijivillage.
Doctor Fong says there have been 17 new recoveries reported since the last update, which means that there are now 2813 active cases in isolation.
Fiji has recorded a total of 3591 cases since the first case was reported in March 2020, with 753 recoveries.
There have been 15 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji, with 13 of these deaths during the outbreak that started in April this year.
2 deaths are still under investigation to determine if they were caused by COVID-19.
Doctor Fong says they have also recorded 8 COVID-19 positive patients that died from the pre-existing non-COVID-19 related illnesses that they had been receiving treatment for at the CWM Hospital.
147,961 samples have been tested since this outbreak started in April 2021, with 190,822 tested since testing began in early 2020.
The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 7.4% and continues on an upward trend.
In the last 24 hours, a total of 664 individuals were screened and 63 swabbed by the mobile screening teams bringing the cumulative total to 659,436 individuals screened and 53,169 swabbed since the start of this mobile screening program.
The 7 day average of new cases per day has increased to 234 cases per day or 264 cases per million population per day.
The daily testing numbers have remained at a high level, and yet the test positivity continues to increase.
Doctor Fong says all the evidence is that there is widespread community transmission in the Lami-Suva-Nausori Containment Zone.
This means the outbreak is not confined to specific areas and everyone should take the necessary precautions and prevent themselves and their loved ones getting infected.
There are clusters of active cases in Naitasiri and one cluster in Korovou.
There continue to be cases reported in Nadi, but so far they are from within the containment zone in the Nawajikuma, Nawakalevu, and Tramline Containment Area. In Lautoka, there are 3 active cases, as announced previously.
He says to date, this outbreak appears contained to Viti Levu, with the Northern and Eastern divisions yet to detect a case.
Stay home as much as possible, but if you have to leave your home, wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth, make sure you have the careFIJI app downloaded and Bluetooth on if you have a smartphone, keep at least 2 metres between yourself and others outside your home.
Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, or use an alcohol based hand sanitizer.
Avoid crowds, and crowded, confined places.
According to the official COVID-19 dashboard, the active cases are in Toorak, Waimanu Road, Ratu Sukuna Road, Queen Elizabeth Drive, MV Liohona Shipping, Nasova Police Barracks, Muanikau, Laucala Bay, Flagstaff, Knolly Street, Berry Road, Jittu Estate, Raiwaqa, Milverton Rd, Wailea, Vatuwaqa, Samabula, Tamavua, Namadi, Nabua, Valelevu, Kinoya, Nadera, Nadawa, Laqere, Kalabu, Muanikoso, Tovata, Narere, Makoi, Nakasi, Davuilevu, Koronivia, Dilkusha, Sawani, Naqali, Naqeledamu, Lakena, Vuci Road, Naduru, Vunivaivai, Kuku/ Raralevu, Wainibokasi, Noco, Nailili, Nakelo, Luvuluvu, Mokani, Kasavu, Logani, Tobuniqio Village, Verata, Korovou, Waikalou, Laselevu, Tubarua Village and Nauluvatu Village in Naitasiri, Namara, Waikete Village and Natogadravu in Tailevu, Wailoku, Reservoir Road, Walu Bay, Naval Base, Tamavua-I-Wai, Nadonumai, Delainavesi, Vugalei, Lami Village, Lami Police Station, Qauia, Naivikinikini Settlement, Wailekutu, Namuka-I-Lau and Veisari.
Other quarantine facilities with active cases in Suva are the Grand Pacific Hotel, Holiday Inn, Southern Cross Hotel, James Cook Hotel, Peninsula, Tanoa Hotel and Town House Apartments.
In Nadi there are cases in Nawaka, Savunawai, Double Tree Quarantine Facility, Airport Apartments Quarantine Facilities, Mercure Hotel Quarantine Facility, Nasau Resort Villas Quarantine Facility, Tanoa Quarantine Facility, and the Hilton Resort Quarantine Facility.
In Lautoka there are active cases in Natabua Quarantine Facility in Drasa Vitogo and Vitogo Parade.
There is also a case at the Outrigger Quarantine Facility in Sigatoka.
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