86% of the target population have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine and 29.1% are fully vaccinated

504,695 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 170,901 have received their second doses.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 86 percent of the target population have received at least one dose and 29.1 percent are now fully vaccinated nationwide.

The 7-day average of new COVID cases per day is a concerning 997 cases per day or 1127 cases per million population per day.

Doctor Fong says daily case numbers remain high, and daily test positivity remains high, indicating ongoing widespread community transmission in the Suva-Nausori containment zone.

Cases also continue to increase in the West with evidence of community transmission in the division.

Doctor Fong says they are also recording increasing number of people with severe disease and deaths in the West.

Meanwhile there are currently 295 COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital.

52 patients are admitted to the Lautoka Hospital.

In Suva, 77 patients are admitted at the FEMAT Field Hospital, and 166 are admitted at CWM Hospital, St Giles, and Makoi.

51 patients are considered to be in severe condition, and 10 are in critical condition.

289,980 samples have been tested since this outbreak started in April 2021, with 332,841 tested since testing began in March 2020.

2743 tests have been reported for August 4th.

The national 7-day daily test average is 3300 tests per day or 3.7 tests per 1,000 population.

The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 32.1 percent.