Permanent Secretary of Health, James Fong Photo: Fiji GovtFiji recorded 83 cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, its highest daily figure yet, as authorities moved to cordon off the country's largest hospital and quarantine an entire village as it battles to bring a rapidly growing outbreak under control. 11 of the cases were of unknown origin, said James Fong, the permanent secretary of health, and were being treated as cases of community transmission until proven otherwise. "The high number of cases confirmed today signals a much larger proportion of cases in the community," Fong said. "We expect more days of high numbers of confirmed cases. "Thanks to the massive step-up in the pace of our testing, we can continue to fight this virus in a targeted way," Fong said.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 06, 2021 21:11 UTC