The 7-day average of new COVID-19 cases per day is a worrying 1013 cases per day or 1145 cases per million population per day, and the Western Division is now seeing an increasing number of severe cases and deaths.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says daily case numbers remain high, and daily test positivity remains high, indicating ongoing widespread community transmission in the Suva-Nausori containment zone.
He says cases are also increasing in the West with evidence of community transmission in that division.
Doctor Fong says they are recording increasing number of people with severe disease, and deaths in the West.
The Northern and Eastern Divisions currently have no active cases.
There are currently 302 COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital.
23 patients are admitted at Lautoka Hospital.
In Suva, 80 patients are admitted at the FEMAT Field Hospital, and 199 admitted at CWM Hospital, St Giles, and Makoi.
50 patients are considered to be in severe condition, and 13 are in critical condition.
A total of 277,016 samples have been tested since this outbreak started in April 2021, with 319,877 tested since testing began in March 2020.
Based on available data the national 7-day daily test average is 3296 tests per day or 3.7 tests per 1,000 population.
The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 31.8 percent.
