Fiji reports 431 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

Suva, July 1– Fiji recorded 431 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths in the last 24 hours, permanent secretary for health James Fong announced Thursday. There are now 24 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji, 22 of which are from the outbreak that started in April this year. Fiji has recorded a total of 4,849 cases since the first case was reported in March 2020, with 918…

Suva, July 1 (Xinhua) — Fiji recorded 431 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths in the last 24 hours, permanent secretary for health James Fong announced Thursday.

There are now 24 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji, 22 of which are from the outbreak that started in April this year.

Fong said the new clusters exist in Lautoka and around communities in Suva, the capital city.

The seven-day average of new cases per day has increased to 285 cases, Fong said, adding that there has also been a notable increase in positive patients with severe disease, as well as an increase in deaths.

The steady increase in average daily case numbers in combination with other indicators suggest higher daily numbers of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the coming weeks, particularly in the central and western sides.

The Health Ministry has also recorded 11 COVID-19 positive patients who died from conditions that they had before they contracted COVID-19. There have been 36 new recoveries reported since the last update, which means that there are now 3,896 active cases in isolation.

Fiji has recorded a total of 4,849 cases since the first case was reported in March 2020, with 918 recoveries.

There have been 4,779 cases during the outbreak that started in April 2021.

A total of 159,939 samples have been tested since this outbreak started in April 2021, with 202,800 tested since testing began in early 2020.

The national seven-day average daily test positivity is 8.9 percent and continues on an upward trend. Enditem