A 9-year-old boy from Tailevu is one of the four new COVID-19 deaths announced by the Ministry of Health.
He died at home on 3rd October 2021.
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says his family reported he had a history of cough and shortness of breath 2 weeks prior.
He was not in the target population that is eligible to receive the vaccine.
Doctor Fong stresses that we should all continue practicing strict COVID-19 safety measures to protect our vulnerable family members.
The second COVID-19 death is a 29-year-old woman from Suva who died at home on 7th September 2021.
She received the first dose of the vaccine in early July and did not receive the second dose of the vaccine.
The third COVID-19 death is a 52-year-old woman from Suva who died at home on 9th August 2021.
She was not vaccinated.
The fourth COVID-19 death is a 67-year-old man from Suva.
He presented to the CWM hospital on 4th August 2021 in severe respiratory distress.
Sadly, he died one day after admission on 5th August 2021.
He was not vaccinated.
There are 49 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday.
Fiji has 8,871 active cases.
A total of 593,842 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 470,867 have received their second doses.
This means 96.1% of adults have received at least one dose and 76.2% are now fully vaccinated nationwide.
As of 4th October, 21,062 children in Fiji have received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine.
Meanwhile, there are currently 74 COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital.
The Health Ministry says 40 patients are admitted at the Lautoka Hospital and 34 are admitted at CWM Hospital, St Giles and Makoi.
6 patients are considered to be in severe condition while 6 are in critical condition.
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