86.7% of the target population have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine and 29.9% are now fully vaccinated

508,796 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID vaccine and 175,570 have received their second doses.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 86.7% of the target population have received at least one dose and 29.9% are now fully vaccinated nationwide.

The 7-day average of new COVID cases per day is 934 cases per day or 1056 cases per million population per day.

Doctor Fong says the daily case numbers remain high, and daily test positivity remains high, indicating ongoing widespread community transmission in the Suva-Nausori containment zone.

Cases also continue to increase in the West with evidence of community transmission in that division.

Doctor Fong says they are also recording increasing numbers of people with severe disease and deaths in the West.

There are currently 292 COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital.

58 patients are admitted at the Lautoka Hospital.

In Suva, 72 patients are admitted at the FEMAT Field Hospital, and 162 are admitted at CWM Hospital, St Giles, and Makoi.

66 patients are considered to be in severe condition, and 10 are in critical condition.

292,879 samples have been tested since this outbreak started in April 2021, with 335,740 tested since testing began in March 2020.

2899 tests have been reported for August 5th.

The national 7-day daily test average is 3234 tests per day or 3.7 tests per 1,000 population.

The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 30.8 %.