457,752 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 111,541 have received their second doses.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 78% of the target population have received at least one dose and 19% are now fully vaccinated nationwide
A total of 259,971 samples have been tested since this outbreak started in April 2021, with 302,832 tested since testing began in March 2020.
The national 7-day daily test average is 3341 tests per day or 3.8 tests per 1,000 population.
The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 25.4 percent.
The 7-day average of new cases per day is 822 cases per day or 929 cases per million population per day.
Doctor Fong says daily cases numbers remain high, and daily test positivity remains high, indicating ongoing widespread community transmission in the Suva-Nausori containment zone.
He says cases are also increasing in the Western Division.
The Northern and Eastern Divisions currently have no active cases.
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