184 new cases of COVID confirmed with 11 on Kadavu

184 new cases of COVID confirmed with 11 on Kadavu

By Naveel Krishant
Tuesday 31/08/2021
Kadavu Island - [Photo: COVID-19 Dashboard]

Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says Fiji has 184 new cases of COVID-19 to report for the 24 hour period that ended at 8 am yesterday.

133 cases are from the Western Division, 40 cases are from the Central Division and 11 cases are from Kadavu.

Dr.Fong says there are now 175 active cases of COVID-19 in Kadavu. All these individuals have been isolated.

There are currently 19,463 active cases. 9,058 active cases are in the Central Division, 10,225 active cases in the Western Division, 5 active cases in the Northern Division (Nabouwalu and Macuata) and 175 active cases in the Eastern Division (all in Kadavu).

Fiji has had 46,141 cases during the outbreak that started in April 2021. We have recorded a total of 46,211 cases in Fiji since the first case was reported in March 2020, with 25,951 recoveries.

There are currently 244 COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital.

113 patients are admitted at the Lautoka Hospital, 22 patients are admitted at the FEMAT field hospital, and 109 are admitted at CWM Hospital, St Giles, and Makoi. 19 patients are considered to be in severe condition, and 13 are in critical condition.

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