253 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says 163 cases are from the Western Division, 59 cases are from the Central Division and 31 cases are from the Eastern Division.
There are 31 new COVID-19 positive cases in Kadavu, 2 new COVID-19 positive cases in Solevu Village in Malolo Island and 21 new COVID-19 positive cases in the Yasawa Islands. All these individuals have been isolated.
There are now 16,352 active cases.
5,021 active cases are in the Central Division, 11,025 active cases in the Western Division, 5 active cases in the Northern Division (Nabouwalu and Macuata) and 301 active cases in the Eastern Division.
Meanwhile, 565,239 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 291,647 have received their second doses. This means that 96.4% of the target population have received at least one dose and 49.7% are now fully vaccinated nationwide.
