91% of the target population have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine and 36.1% are now fully vaccinated

533,705 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 211,496 have received their second doses.

This means that 91 percent of the target population have received at least one dose and 36.1 percent are now fully vaccinated nationwide.

Meanwhile Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says there are currently 264 COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital.

73 patients are admitted to the Lautoka Hospital, 47 patients are admitted at the FEMAT Field Hospital, and 144 were admitted at CWM Hospital, St Giles, and Makoi.

54 patients are considered to be in severe condition and 12 are in critical condition.

A total of 307,048 samples have been tested since this outbreak started in April 2021, with 349,909 tested since testing began in March 2020.

The 7-day daily test average is 1476 tests per day or 1.7 tests per 1,000 population.

The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 32.9 percent.

Furthermore, the 7-day average of new cases per day is 465 cases per day or 526 cases per million population per day.

The daily testing numbers have been dropping due to the change in testing policy in Suva-Nausori.

Doctor Fong says this does not mean that the outbreak is on a downward trend in the Suva-Nausori community.

Testing levels in the Western Division remain consistently high with 3.8 to 4 tests per 1000 population per day at a 7-day average.

He says they are seeing increasing cases reported in the Western Division with evidence of widespread community transmission in the division.

Doctor Fong says they are also noting an increasing trend of deaths in the Western Division.