Two new COVID deaths, 19 new cases recorded

Two people with pre-existing medical conditions have passed away due to COVID-19.

The Ministry of Health says the first COVID-19 death is a 64-year- old man from Suva.

He was presented at the Valelevu Health Centre on the 23rd of last month with pre-existing medical conditions and later tested positive for COVID-19.

The Ministry also says he later passed away on the same day.

He was vaccinated with 2 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Ministry says the second death reported was of a 34-year-old female Tuvaluan citizen living in Fiji since 2018.

She was admitted at the CWM Hospital with diabetes complications on the 6th of last month.

The Ministry further says she developed respiratory symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19 on the 22nd of December.

The Ministry adds she died the following day due to severe COVID-19.

She was unvaccinated.

Meanwhile, 19 new cases and 2 reinfections have been recorded by the Ministry since last Thursday.

Of the 19 new cases recorded, 18 cases were recorded in the Central Division and 1 case in the Western Division.

The 2 reinfection cases were recorded in the Central Division.

The national 7-day rolling average of cases as of 1st January is 4 daily cases.

The Central Division cases constitute 66% of the cumulative total cases nationally, with the Western division making up 28%, 4% in the Northern Division, and 2% in the Eastern Division.