Two elderly unvaccinated men die from COVID-19

Two elderly unvaccinated men have died from COVID-19.

They are the latest COVID-19 deaths reported by the Health Ministry.

Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the first COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old man from Wainibuku who died at home last Friday in respiratory distress.

Doctor Fong says this man had pre-existing medical conditions and was not vaccinated.

He says the second COVID -19 death is an 84-year-old man from Kinoya who died at home on Sunday in respiratory distress.

This man had a significant pre-existing medical condition and was not vaccinated.

There have been a total of 702 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji.

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