308 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed - 297 cases are from the Lami-Nausori Containment Zone, and 11 are from Tramline Nadi.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says 218 of the cases in Lami-Suva-Nausori are from existing areas of interest.
This includes 153 cases from Qauia in Lami.
12 cases are from new areas of interest that include Goodman Fielder, Gounder Shipping, Nausori Police Barracks and Saint Giles Hospital.
Doctor Fong says the remaining cases are contacts of known cases, or cases that were seen in screening clinics and were swabbed.
The distribution of new cases can be seen on the map provided on the Ministry’s COVID-19 dashboard.
He says in the interest of safeguarding patient privacy, locations of cases on the map indicate the general area a case comes from and are not exact.
Doctor Fong confirms the Gounder Shipping crew have been isolated.
In accordance with the shipping crew protocol, any unloading of freight will take place in areas that are clearly demarcated so there are no interactions between the crew and others, including people on the ground in Vanua Levu and the outer islands.
He says the crew are not permitted to disembark in Vanua Levu nor in the islands and these protocols have been and will continue to be strictly enforced by the Police, the Health Ministry teams and the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji.
Doctor Fong also assures people that they have not yet facilitated the movement of anyone from Viti Levu to the Vanua Levu or the outer islands.
He confirms a 63-year-old man who tested positive for COVID-19 has also died.
He presented to the FEMAT hospital on 22nd June, tested positive and was then referred to CWM Hospital.
Doctor Fong says this death is being investigated by doctors at CWM Hospital to determine if it was caused by COVID-19.
He also says there are currently seven severe cases of COVID-19 admitted at CWM Hospital.
The Permanent Secretary says two of the nine patients in severe condition reported yesterday are doing better and are no longer classified as severe.
According to the official COVID-19 dashboard, the active cases are in Ratu Sukuna Road, Nasova Police Barracks, Vaturua Lane, Knolly Street, Berry Road, Toorak, Waimanu Road, Raiwaqa, Walu Bay, Samabula, Tamavua, Gaji Road, Grantham Road, Vatuwaqa, Laucala Beach, Nadawa, Kinoya, Caubati, Cunningham, Sasawira Zone, Nausori, Nalase Dreketi, Koronivia, Davuilevu, Vunivaivai, Nadali, Toga, Waila, Raralevu Village, Naqeledamu Zone, Baulevu Zone, Tobuniqio Village, Vunidawa Hospital, Wainibokasi, Verata, Lutu, Naitasiri, Lami, Qauia Settlement and Navikinikini Village.
In Nadi there are cases in Nawaka, Double Tree Quarantine Facility, Mercure Hotel Quarantine Facility, Tanoa Skylodge Hotel Quarantine Facility, Nasau Resort Villas Quarantine Facility, Tanoa Quarantine Facility, Airport Apartments Quarantine Facilities and the Hilton Resort Quarantine Facility. In Lautoka there are active cases in Drasa Vitogo and Vitogo Parade.
There is also a case at the Outrigger Quarantine Facility in Sigatoka.
He also says the metrics that the Ministry teams assess on a regular basis all indicate that we will see higher increases in daily case numbers in the near-term.
