Fiji has reported 682 new Covid-19 cases for the 24 hours to 8am on Saturday.
The government also confirmed six more deaths including an 18-year-old female.
That compares with 752 cases and seven deaths in the previous 24-hour period.
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Health Secretary Doctor James Fong said of the latest cases, 193 are from the Western Division and 489 cases from the Central Division.
Dr Fong said the latest victims died on 5 and 6 August, with three deaths in the Central Division and three in the Western Division.
He said all but two of the patients were not vaccinated.
* The 18-year-old female from Suva died at home on 5 August. Her family reported that she had a cough five days prior to her death.
* A 75-year-old man from Nausori presented to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in severe respiratory distress on 5 August. His condition worsened in the hospital and he died on the same day.
* A 77-year-old man from Suva presented to the CWM Hospital in severe respiratory distress on 1 August. His condition worsened in the hospital and he died six days later.
* A 50-year-old woman from Lautoka presented to the Lautoka Hospital in respiratory distress on 29 July. Her condition worsened at the hospital and she died seven days later.
*An 85-year-old woman from Lautoka presented to the Lautoka Hospital in respiratory distress on 4 August. Her family reported that she had a fever and cough two days prior to her admission. Her condition worsened at the hospital and she died two days later/
* A 59-year-old woman from Lautoka presented to the Lautoka Hospital in respiratory distress on 4 August. Her family reported that she had a fever, cough and shortness of breath one week prior to presentation. Her condition worsened at the hospital and she died two days later.
Covid-19 in Fiji
682 new cases, 6 more deaths
297 recoveries reported since the last update
Death toll at 296
24,070 active cases in isolation - 19,154 active cases are in the Central Division and 4916 in the West
36,252 cases during the outbreak that started in April 2021
36,322 cases in Fiji since the first case was reported in March 2020, with 11,798 recoveries.
