Photo: Getty ImagesFiji has reported 752 new Covid-19 cases for the 24 hours to yesterday. A 75-year-old man from Tailevu presented to a medical facility in severe respiratory distress on 5 August. Dr Fong out of the new cases, 88 were from the Western Division and 664 cases from the Central Division. Covid-19 in Fiji752 new cases7 deaths reported from 10 July-5 August268 new recoveries reported since the last update (5 Aug)23,696 active cases - Central Division: 18,967 active cases; Western Division - 472935,570 cases recorded during the outbreak that started in April 202135,640 cases in total recorded in in Fiji since the first case was reported in March 2020, with 11,501 recoveries7 more deaths of positive patients reported (classified as non-covid deaths)290 deaths, 288 of those recorded during the outbreak that started in April this year. 153 positive patients died from the serious medical conditions they had before they contracted the virus.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 06, 2021 19:18 UTC