506 new COVID-19 cases and 1 COVID death
The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 16.8% and continues on an upward trend

506 new COVID-19 cases and 1 COVID death

The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 16.8% and continues on an upward trend

By Vijay Narayan
10/07/2021
Source: COVID-19 Dashboard

Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong confirms that there are 506 new cases of COVID-19 and 1 COVID death for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday.

Doctor Fong says the COVID-19 death is a 55-year-old woman from Nabua.

A Ministry response team attended to her at a medical facility and transferred her to the CWM Hospital after she reported having severe symptoms of COVID-19.

Her condition worsened in hospital and she died 2 days after admission. She was not vaccinated.

There have been two more deaths of COVID-19 positive patients.

However, their deaths have been classified as non-COVID deaths by their doctors.

Doctors have determined that their deaths were caused by serious pre-existing medical conditions.

There have now been 52 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji, with 50 of these deaths during the outbreak that started in April this year.

They have also recorded 21 COVID-19 positive patients who died from the serious medical conditions that they had before they contracted COVID-19; these are not classified as COVID-19 deaths.

1 death of a COVID-19 positive patient remains under investigation.

There have been 179 new recoveries reported since the last update, which means that there are now 8,256 active cases.

There have been 9,957 cases during the outbreak that started in April 2021.

Fiji recorded a total of 10,027 cases since the first case was reported in March 2020, with 1,697 recoveries.

A full breakdown of areas of interest will be published online tonight on the Ministry’s COVID-19 dashboard.

You can check out the link on our website, fijivillage.

192,536 samples have been tested since this outbreak started in April 2021, with 235,397 tested since testing began in early 2020.

The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 16.8 percent and continues on an upward trend.


59.6% of the target population have received at least one dose of AstraZeneca while 11.2 % are now fully vaccinated

None of the people who have died from COVID-19 in Fiji have been fully vaccinated
By Vijay Narayan
11/07/2021

349,396 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine while 65,618 people have received their second doses.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 59.6 percent of the target population have received at least one dose and 11.2 percent are now fully vaccinated nationwide.

The 7-day average of new cases per day has increased to 627 cases per day or 708 cases per million population per day.

Doctor Fong says with the daily increases in cases, they are also seeing increasing cases of severe COVID-19 and increasing deaths.

He says getting fully vaccinated, with 2 doses of the vaccine, will decrease your risk of getting infected with the virus.

Doctor Fong says most importantly, getting fully vaccinated will significantly reduce your risk of getting severe COVID-19, even if you do get infected.

He says none of the people who have died from COVID-19 in Fiji have been fully vaccinated and we know from data from the United Kingdom that the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine reduces the risk of hospitalization from the Delta variant by 92 percent.



FEATURE NEWS
A quarter pound of Rewa Butter to cost $4 from tomorrow
Get ready to dig deeper into your pockets as Rewa Butter prices will increase from tomorrow. A quarter pound of butter which used to cost $3.51 wil...
3 hours ago
LATEST NEWS
Trump says EU and Mexico face 30% tariff from August
President Donald Trump has announced that the European Union and Mexico will face a 30 percent tariff on imports to the US from 1st August. He ...
2 hours ago

Vishva Hindu Parishad condemns calls for stronger protection of places of worship
The Vishva Hindu Parishad Fiji has strongly denounced the heinous desecration of sacred idols at the Sanatan Shiv Mandir in Samabula on Friday and is ...
2 hours ago

Ro Filipe raises concern over 7% unutilised Ministry budget
Minister for Public Works Ro Filipe Tuisawau says his Ministry’s unutilised budget of 7 percent is a concern and he is urging all Heads of ...
2 hours ago

Chaudhry says temple desecration incident may have been caused by a person believed to be mentally impaired
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry has expressed concern at the desecration of Hindu idols at the Samabula Shiv Mandir but has cautioned ...
5 hours ago

Fresh Farm Fiji becomes one of Vanua Levu’s leading egg suppliers
Fresh Farm Fiji, located in Soisoi, Tabia in Labasa, has quickly become one of Vanua Levu’s leading egg suppliers, producing 150 to 180 trays daily ...
5 hours ago



fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Latest Videos

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
IN DEPTH
Professor Prasad on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
The show will focus on the 2025/2026 National Budget.
4 days ago

Tui Nayau and Tui Lau Installation
The ceremony for the installation of the Tui Nayau Sau ni Vanua o Lau will be held tomorrow, while the installation ceremony of the Tui Lau will be held in Tubou on Thursday.
6 days ago

CFL 40th Birthday
CFL’s 40th Anniversary celebrations to culminate with free concert at Albert Park on ...
9 days ago

TOP