68.4% of the target population have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine while 13.8% are fully vaccinated

401,404 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 80,894 have received their second doses.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 68.4% of the target population have received at least one dose and 13.8% are now fully vaccinated nationwide.

Meanwhile the 7-day average of new COVID-19 cases per day is 1046 cases per day or 1182 cases per million population per day.

Doctor Fong says with the high numbers of new daily cases we are also seeing increasing cases of severe disease and deaths.

232,972 samples have been tested since this outbreak started in April 2021, with 275,833 tested since testing began in March 2020.

The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 26%.

Doctor Fong says COVID-19 infections are widespread across the Suva-Nausori containment zone.

He says this means that if you develop any of the symptoms of COVID-19 you should assume you have COVID-19 and isolate yourself at home.

Do not wait for a positive test result to self isolate.

Isolating yourself will help to stop the spread of COVID-19 to others.

The symptoms of COVID-19 include cough, runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing, fatigue/extreme tiredness, loss of taste or smell, headache, aches and pains, sore throat, fever, diarrhoea, red eyes and skin rash.

Severe COVID-19 is a medical emergency, and a delay in receiving appropriate medical treatment reduces your chance of recovering from the disease.

Severe symptoms of COVID-19 include difficulty breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, severe headache for a few days, new confusion, inability to wake or stay awake, pale, gray, or blue-coloured skin, lips or nail beds.

If you or a loved one live in the Suva-Nausori Containment Zone and have any of these severe symptoms please go immediately to CWM Hospital, FEMAT Hospital, Vodafone Arena, individuals in Nausori with severe symptoms should go to Nausori Health Centre or Wainibokasi Hospital.

Call 165 if you are unable to travel to a medical facility.