By RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission.
Fiji has reported two deaths and 372 new cases of Covid-19 in the community.
This brings the total number of active cases in isolation are 3,009.
The Government also confirmed on Wednesday that 113 patients are in hospital.
The two victims included a 75-year-old man from Suva and a 56-year-old woman from Tailevu who both died at home.
Health Secretary James Fong said the man had died on December 31st with significant pre-existing medical conditions that also contributed to his death.
“He received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in mid July and his second dose mid-September.
“The second Covid-19 death is a 56-year-old woman from Korovou in Tailevu who died on January 1st in respiratory distress.
“She had multiple pre-existing medical conditions that also contributed to her death. She had received only one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.”
Dr Fong said 92.2 percent of Fiji’s adult population were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 while 40,297 children aged 12-17 had also received both doses of the vaccine.
