There are five new COVID-19 deaths bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths recorded since confirmation of the third wave to 12.
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the first COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old woman from Taveuni who died at home on Tuesday.
Dr Fong says she had pre-existing medical conditions and was not vaccinated.
He says the second COVID-19 death is a 55-year-old man from Nausori who also died at home on Tuesday.
Dr Fong adds the man had a pre-existing medical condition, received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in mid-July and the second dose in mid-August. He was fully vaccinated.
The third COVID-19 death is a 61-year-old woman from Caubati who died at home on Thursday where she had multiple pre-existing medical conditions that contributed to her death.
Dr Fong says she was not vaccinated.
He says the fourth COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old woman from Suva who died at home on Friday.
Dr Fong adds that she had received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in mid-June and the second dose in mid-August.
She was fully vaccinated.
He says the fifth COVID-19 death is a 27-year-old man from Nausori who died at home on Friday.
Dr Fong says he had a significant pre-disposing medical condition that was assessed by the attending doctors to have contributed to his death.
The Permanent Secretary says the man received the first dose of his COVID-19 vaccine at the end of July and his second dose, mid-September. He was fully vaccinated.
There have been 1,280 new COVID-19 cases recorded by the Health Ministry since Wednesday.
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says 348 new cases were recorded on Thursday and 320 new cases on Friday.
Dr Fong says 612 new cases were also recorded in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday.
He says of the new cases recorded, 619 cases were recorded in the Central Division, 535 cases were recorded in the West, 114 in the North and 12 cases in the Eastern Division.
Dr Fong says overall there have been 57,187 cases recorded in Fiji.
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