59 COVID patients admitted in hospital

59 COVID positive people are currently admitted in hospital.

28 are from the Central Division, 6 from the Western Division while 25 are from the Northern Division.

Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the ministry has documented a resurgence in COVID-19 cases throughout Fiji while the hospitals are recording a lower than expected number of hospitalizations from the virus.

He says the majority of individuals testing positive in medical facilities had presented for non-COVID medical problems and were found to be positive while undergoing routine screening as all admissions to the hospital are currently tested for COVID-19.

Dr Fong adds it is likely that this is the impact of the vaccination and booster doses in preventing hospitalization, severe illness, and death.

He also says their briefings have also revealed that almost all the cases turning positive have minimal symptoms and remain stable.