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Source of transmission for first two COVID-19 cases in Ra still under investigation

Source of transmission for first two COVID-19 cases in Ra still under investigation

By Semi Turaga
01/05/2021
Health Ministry’s Head of Health Protection Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan

The Health Ministry’s Head of Health Protection Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan says two cases of COVID-19 are still under investigation to determine their source of transmission.

She says for now they are being considered as community transmission cases.

These are the first two cases in Ra which includes the 53-year-old caretaker of the Ra Provincial Office who started feeling symptoms and reported them.

The second case in Ra was the 68-year-old man who tested positive after presenting to the Rakiraki Hospital Outpatients Department with a cough and fever.

There are 50 active cases in isolation.

Doctor Sahukhan says five of the cases are older border quarantine cases that were announced before Sunday while 14 are recently announced border quarantine cases.

She says there are 29 locally transmitted cases.

Fiji has had 117 cases of COVID-19 since March 19th 2020.

There have been 65 recoveries and two deaths recorded in Fiji from COVID-19.

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