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483 COVID-19 cases in Kadavu

483 COVID-19 cases in Kadavu

By Semi Turaga
16/09/2021
Kadavu Island. [Image: travels.com]

Kadavu now has a total of 483 cases after 9 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours.

Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says nine patients are currently admitted at Vunisea hospital, of which 4 are COVID positive and currently in stable condition, and 5 are negative for COVID-19.

He says mobile outreach teams continue with their visits to villages and settlements carrying out the follow-up of primary contacts, monitoring of positive patients and clearance, roll out of COVID-19 vaccination, MCH clinic and immunization of babies, GOPD consultation, and SOPD clinic with medicine replenishment.

Doctor Fong says the Kavala health team is continuing with 2nd dose vaccinations as well as 1st dose jabs as part of the mop-up campaign.

He adds a clinical outreach team from Vunisea conducted specialist obstetrics, paediatric, internal medicine, and ultrasound scan clinics at Kavala health centre yesterday.

Movement restrictions and targeted village lockdowns for Tawava village and the villages in Yawe tikina remain in force.

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