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54% of the target population has received at least one dose of AstraZeneca while 8.8 % of Fijians are now fully vaccinated
PeRMANeNT Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says 315,898 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 51,408 people have received their second doses.
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Doctor Fong says this means that 54% of the target population has received at least one dose and 8.8 % are now fully vaccinated nationwide.
Doctor Fong also says they need all Fijians to know the severe symptoms of COVID-19, which include difficulty breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, severe headache for a few days, new confusion, inability to wake up or stay awake; and pale, gray, or blue-coloured skin, lips or nail beds.
If you or a loved one have any of these symptoms please go immediately to your nearest medical facility.
Please do not hide your symptoms and do not focus on home remedies.
Majority of CoVID breaches in the last 24hrs linked to alcohol & kava consumption
Three arrested for not wearing a mask in public
34 of the fifty-three arrests recorded over the last 24 hours for breach of health and curfew restrictions were directly linked to the consumption of alcohol. 10 of the arrests were linked to kava consumption while three people were arrested for failing to wear a mask in a public place within a containment zone.
In the Western Division, of the 26 reports, 12 were linked to the drinking of alcohol.
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says people were either arrested for breach of social gathering restrictions, being involved in a drinking party or were found loitering in a public place heavily intoxicated during curfew hours in Sigatoka, Nadi and Lautoka.
One report recorded in Namaka involved a 17-yearold boy who was drinking with three others. 10 men were arrested for breaching social gathering restrictions as they were drinking yaqona in Itatoka, Ba. In the Southern Division, 11 arrests were linked to the consumption of alcohol.
Three people were arrested in Daya Street, Vatuwaqa, five were arrested drinking liquor at Veiraisi Settlement while three men were arrested from Kali Place, Tacirua.
In the Eastern Division, of the 14 reports recorded, 11 were linked to the consumption of alcohol and breach of social gathering.
Six men were arrested as they were found drinking liquor at the back of a hardware shop in Nakasi while three men were arrested at Koroibici Settlement, Koronivia.
Three men were arrested and charged for failing to comply with orders as they were seen walking along JP Maharaj Street in Nakasi without wearing masks.
Tudravu says it is upsetting to see the high number of reports for breach of social gatherings despite the repeated requests and warnings of its dangers.
He says those who continue to disregard the advisories and warnings are being selfish because they are risking the lives of their loved ones over a few hours of fun that only they stand to benefit from.
Tudravu says we should never forget that those hours of fun could ultimately turn into days and weeks of suffering, pain or even worse the loss of life.
FIJI now has 4,496 active COVID-19 cases in isolation and 27 deaths from the deadly virus.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms there are 386 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 COVID-19 deaths to report for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am today.
Five of the new cases are contacts of cases who are undergoing 14 days of quarantine in quarantine facilities in Nadi.
The rest of the cases are from the Suva-Nausori containment zone.
A full breakdown of areas of interest has been published online on the Ministry’s COVID-19 dashboard.
You can check out the link on our website, fijivillage.
Doctor Fong says the first death from COVID-19 is a 66-year-old woman from Valelevu who was declared dead on arrival by doctors at the emergency department at CWM Hospital.
He says this means she died at home or on the way to hospital. Her family reported that she had been feeling unwell at home for a few days. She was not vaccinated.
The second death was reported yesterday as being under investigation to determine if the cause of death was COVID-19. This was a 24-year-old woman from Wainibokasi admitted at the CWM Hospital for treatment of a serious non-COVID related medical condition, and later tested positive in hospital . After investigation, her doctors have determined that her death was caused by COVID-19 and not the prior medical condition. She was not vaccinated.
Doctor Fong says the death of another person who tested positive for COVID-19 is also currently under investigation to determine if COVID-19 was the cause of death.
There have now been 27 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji, with 25 of these deaths during the outbreak that started in April this year.
Fiji has also recorded 12 COVID-19 positive patients who died from the serious medical conditions that they had before they contracted COVID-19. 3 deaths are under investigation to determine the cause of death.
There have been 131 new recoveries reported since the last update.
Doctor Fong says there have been 5569 cases during the outbreak that started in April 2021.
We have recorded a total of 5639 cases in Fiji since the first case was reported in March 2020, with 1101 recoveries. 166,501 samples have been tested since this outbreak started in April 2021, with 209,362 tested since testing began in early 2020. 3240 tests have been reported for 1st July.
The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 10.2% and continues on an upward trend.
The 7-day average of new cases per day has increased to 330 cases per day or 373 cases per million population per day.
Doctor Fong says as expected, with the increasing case numbers we are also seeing increasing numbers of people with severe disease, and more deaths in the SuvaNausori containment zone.
He says of great concern is the people with severe disease that come to a medical facility in the late stages of their illness .
Doctor Fong says we are also sadly seeing people with severe disease die at home or on the way to hospital, before our medical teams have a chance to administer what could potentially be life saving treatment.
1,006 families currently in lockdown areas and home-isolation receive food rations from the govt
1,006 families who are currently in lockdown areas and also in homeisolation received food packs from the government yesterday.
This includes 127 packs that were delivered to families that are currently in home isolation in the Lami-Nausori Containment area.
Four packs were delivered in Toga, Rewa, Verata and Wainibokasi, 9 packs in Nausori, 3 packs in Sawani and Waila, one pack in Koronivia, 15 packs in Nadawa, Nadera and Narere, 6 packs in Nakasi and Wainibuku, 9 packs in Makoi and Muanikoso, 20 packs in Kalabu,Kinoya,Laucala Beach and Valelevu, 9 packs in Cunningham, Caubati and Tacirua, 4 packs in Vatuwaqa, 18 packs in Tamavua, Samabula and Suva, 14 packs in Raiwai and Raiwaqa, 8 packs in Lami, 6 packs in Bau, Tailevu and 1 pack in Korovou.
The government says to date they have delivered around 2,379 packs to Fijians in home isolation in areas in Lami, Suva, Nasinu and Nausori.
They also delivered food packs to 629 families living within the Nadi lockdown areas including 318 families at Tramlime settlement, 108 families in Qina and 95 households in Nawajikuma settlement.
They have also identified that 104 families have between 6-11 members and 4 households have more than 12 members in their homes.
The items that were distributed to these families include cassava, dalo, bhindi, chauriya bhaji, chicken soup pack and other household essential items.
The government says more than 3,579 grocery and essential item packs have been distributed within Nadi lockdown areas to date.
