Fiji’s confirmed COVID-19 death toll since the outbreak began in April has risen to 111, of which 55% was reported in the last 10 days after 15 more deaths, all in the Central Division, were announced Monday.
In 10 days between 10 July and 19 July, Fiji reported 61 deaths – 11 more than the number of deaths recorded in 65 days between 5 May, when the first fatality in the outbreak was reported, and 9 July.
This is excluding 17 other deaths that are being investigated to determine the cause of death.
Like the 96 deaths reported since the start of the outbreak, none of the 15 people whose deaths were reported Monday was fully vaccinated; 11 of them were above 60 years of age, two in their 40s and two in their 50s.
Seven of the 15 died at home, and the others died at a health facility where they were referred to in respiratory distress.
Since the April outbreak, 48 other COVID-19 positive patients have died, but their deaths have been classified non-COVID-19 as they were deemed to have been caused by serious pre-existing medical conditions.
Fiji’s confirmed COVID-19 death toll stands at 113 including two in 2020. There have been 125 new recoveries overnight therefore total recovery numbers now stand at 3,890 since 2020.
There are currently 14,247 active cases. There have been 18,228 cases during the outbreak that started in April 2021, after 784 new confirmed coronavirus infections were reported on Monday. This brings to 18,298 total COVID-19 cases in Fiji since March 2020.
COVID19-death details:
- 65-year-old woman from Laucala Beach
- She presented to the CWM Hospital Emergency Department in severe respiratory distress.
- She died seven days after admission (18/07/2021).
- She received the 1st dose of the vaccine in early June.
- She had not received the second dose of the vaccine.
- 40-year-old man from Lami.
- He presented to the FEMAT field hospital in respiratory distress.
- He died six days after admission (17/07/2021).
- He was not vaccinated.
- 72-year-old man from Nabua.
- He presented to a medical facility in severe respiratory distress.
- He was retrieved by a medical team to the CWM hospital.
- He died one day later in hospital (18/07/2021).
- He was not vaccinated.
- 81-year-old woman from Samabula.
- She presented to the CWM Hospital emergency department in severe respiratory distress.
- She died in hospital on the same day 19/07/2021.
- She was not vaccinated.
- 73-year-old woman from Suva.
- She presented to the FEMAT field hospital in severe respiratory distress.
- Died in hospital one day later on 18/07/2021.
- She was not vaccinated.
- 83-year-old man from Nasese.
- He presented to the FEMAT field hospital in severe respiratory distress.
- He died four days after admission on 17/07/2021.
- He was not vaccinated.
- 65-year-old man from Suva.
- He presented to the CWM hospital in severe respiratory distress.
- He died in hospital on 18/07/2021.
- He was not vaccinated.
- 50-year-old woman from Dakuibeqa.
- She presented to the CWM hospital in severe respiratory distress
- Died in hospital on 16/07/2021.
- She was not vaccinated.
- 77-year-old man from Valelevu
- Died at home on 18/07/2021.
- He was not vaccinated.
- 47-year-old man from Lami
- Died at home on 12/07/2021.
- He was not vaccinated.
- 67-year-old woman from Nasinu
- Died at home (17/07/2021).
- Her family reported that she was unwell with COVID-19 symptoms for one week prior.
- She was not vaccinated.
- 51-year-old man from Colo-I-Suva
- Died at home on 17/07/2021.
- He was not vaccinated.
- 65-year-old man from Suva
- Died at home on 18/07/2021.
- He was not vaccinated.
- 63-year-old man from Delainivesi
- Died at home (17/07/2021).
- He was not vaccinated.
- 79-year-old woman from Cunningham
- Died at home (17/07/2021).
- She was not fully vaccinated.
