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FULL STORY: 80.3% of eligible adults in Fiji fully vaccinated

FULL STORY: 80.3% of eligible adults in Fiji fully vaccinated

By Semi Turaga
11/10/2021
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80.3% of Fiji's adult target population are now fully vaccinated.

The vaccination coverage rate for adults who have received at least one dose is 96.2%.

This means that a total of 594,872 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the vaccine and 496,091 have received their second doses.

The updated total population is 618,173 people aged 18 years and over.


16 new COVID-19 cases

By Semi Turaga
11/10/2021
[image: Ministry for Health COVID-19 Dashboard. ]

16 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Fiji for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday.

There are now 2,636 active cases.

The Health Ministry has no new COVID-19 deaths to report.

There have been 3 deaths of COVID-19 positive patients.

However, these deaths have been classified as Non-COVID-19 deaths by the doctors.

The doctors have determined that these deaths have been caused by a serious pre-existing medical condition and not COVID-19.

There have been 653 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji

Click here for the full COVID-19 update



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