[Source: Ministry of Health and Medical Services]

There have been 11 new COVID-19 deaths over a three day period between the 02nd and 05th of August.

Eight of the deaths were in the Central Division, and three deaths were from the Western Division.

The first is a 15-year-old from Tavua.

She presented to a medical facility in respiratory distress and she was transferred to Lautoka Hospital.

Her family reported that she had a fever, cough and shortness of breath two days prior to presentation.

Clinical investigations revealed that she was positive for both leptospirosis and COVID-19.

Her condition worsened at the hospital and she died one day after admission.

Her doctors have determined that she died from severe COVID-19 with leptospirosis.

Both diseases contributed to her death.

She was not vaccinated against COVID-19.

She was not in the target population of people 18 years and over that are eligible to receive the vaccine.

The second is a 60-year-old man from Lami who died at home.

He was not vaccinated.

A 51-year-old woman from Raiwaqa, Suva died at home.

She was not vaccinated.

The fourth COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old man from Lautoka.

He was declared dead on arrival by the attending medical officer at the Lautoka Hospital Emergency Department.

He was not vaccinated.

An 88-year-old man from Sigatoka was declared dead on arrival by the attending medical officer at the Sigatoka Sub Divisional Hospital.

This means that he died at home or on his way to the hospital.

He was not vaccinated.

The sixth is an 86-year-old man from Toorak, Suva who presented to the CWM Hospital in severe respiratory distress.

His condition worsened in the hospital and he died on the same day.

He received the first dose of the vaccine in early June but not the second.

This means that he was not fully vaccinated.

The seventh COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old woman from Tailevu who died at home.

She was not vaccinated.

A 55-year-old man from Tailevu died at home .

He was not vaccinated.

The ninth COVID-19 death is a 70-year-old woman from Tailevu who died at home.

She was not vaccinated.

A 90-year-old man from Raiwai, Suva died at home .

He was not vaccinated.

The eleventh is an 85-year-old man from Naitasiri who died at home.

He was not vaccinated.

There are 968 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24 hour period that ended at 8 am today.

292 cases are from the Western Division and 676 cases are from the Central Division.

There have been 385 new recoveries which means that there are now 23,226 active cases. 18,589 active cases are in the Central Division and 4,637 in the West.

There have been 34,818 cases during the outbreak that started in April 2021. We have recorded a total of 34,888 cases in Fiji since the first case was reported in March 2020, with 11,233 recoveries.

There have been four more deaths of COVID-19 positive patients. However, their deaths have been classified as non-COVID deaths by their doctors.

There have now been 283 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji, with 281 of these deaths during the outbreak that started in April this year.

The seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 deaths per day is six.

146 COVID-19 positive patients have died from the serious medical conditions that they had before they contracted from the virus.

There are 311 patients admitted to the hospital.

63 patients are admitted at the Lautoka hospital.

In Suva, 78 patients are admitted at the FEMAT field hospital, and 170 were admitted at CWM hospital, St Giles, and Makoi. 48 patients are considered to be in severe condition, and six are in critical condition.

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