130 people have died from COVID-19 during the third wave in Fiji.

This is after two new COVID-19 deaths were reported overnight.

The Health Ministry confirms the first COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old woman from the Western Division who died at home on the 28th of last month.

She was not vaccinated.

The second COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old man from the Eastern Division who died at home on the 20th of this month.

He had predisposing medical conditions and was not vaccinated.

There has been a total of 826 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji.

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