37 COVID-19 cases have now been identified in Dakuni village on Beqa island, while 11 more cases have been diagnosed in Dakuibeqa village in the last 24 hours.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says this brings the total number of cases on the island to 48.
Three patients have been transferred to CWM Hospital including a 70-year-old patient with severe COVID-19 disease.
He says health teams continue to provide education and awareness to the villagers to assist in their acceptance of the much-needed testing and intervention on the island.
Movement restrictions remain in force for the whole island.
Meanwhile, no new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Kadavu in the last 24 hours.
11 patients are admitted in Vunisea Hospital. 5 are COVID-19 positive and currently in stable condition while 6 have tested negative for the virus.
Dr. Fong says movement restrictions and targeted village lockdowns for Tawava Village and the villages in Yawe tikina remain in force.
He says Malolo island did not record any new case in the last 24 hours. Dr. Fong says movement restrictions remain in force for all villages on the island.
He also confirms surveillance and testing conducted in Gunu village and Nasoqo village on Naviti island revealed 9 new cases who are now in isolation in their villages.
