92% of the target population have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine and 38.2% are now fully vaccinated

539,555 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID vaccine and 223,987 have received their second doses.

This means that 92% of the target population have received at least one dose and 38.2% are now fully vaccinated nationwide.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they are currently doing a mop-up exercise of the first dose campaign, which will allow them to specifically target specific communities with low coverage, and subsequently also correct and update the total eligible population for the current vaccination program.

Meanwhile there are currently 314 COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital. 119 patients are admitted to the Lautoka Hospital, 37 patients are admitted at the FEMAT Field Hospital, and 158 are admitted at the CWM Hospital, St Giles, and Makoi.

45 patients are considered to be in severe condition, and 9 are in critical condition.

313,142 samples have been tested since this outbreak started in April 2021, with 356,003 tested since testing began in March 2020.

The 7-day daily test average is 1462 tests per day or 1.7 tests per 1,000 population.

The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 38%.