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72.5% adults are now fully vaccinated
70 new cases of COVID-19 reported

72.5% adults are now fully vaccinated

70 new cases of COVID-19 reported

By Dhanjay Deo
30/09/2021
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95.8% adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine while 72.5% are now fully vaccinated nationwide.

592,242 adults in Fiji have received their first dose and 448,243 have received their second doses.

17,996 children in Fiji have received their first dose of the vaccine.

Meanwhile, 70 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am today.

Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says there have been 103 new recoveries which means that there are now 12,841 active cases.

There are no new COVID-19 deaths however, there have been 7 deaths of COVID-19 positive patients. These deaths have been classified as non-COVID deaths by their doctors.

Dr. Fong says there have now been 624 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji.

He says they have also recorded 478 COVID-19 positive patients who died from the serious medical conditions that they had before they contracted COVID-19.

There are currently 83 COVID-19 patients admitted in the hospital.

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