The Ministry of Health have recorded 10 new cases since the last update, of which six new cases were recorded on Tuesday, March 29, and four new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday.

Of the 10 cases recorded, eight cases were recorded in the Central Division; two cases recorded in the West with no cases recorded in the Northern and Eastern Divisions.

The national seven-day rolling average of cases as of March 26, is five daily cases.

In the seven days until Tuesday March 29, 16 new cases were recorded in the Central Division, nine new cases in the West, five new cases in the North and six new cases in the East.

The Central Division cases constitute 68 per cent of the cumulative total cases nationally, with the Western division making up 27 per cent, three per cent in the Northern Division, and two per cent in the Eastern Division.

There is no new COVID-19 death to report.

There have been a total of 834 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji.

The Statement from the health ministry says “Please note that due to the time required by clinical teams to investigate, classify and report deaths, a four-day interval is given to calculate the seven days rolling average of deaths, based on the date of death, to help ensure the data collected is complete before the average is reported. Therefore, as of March 24, 2022, the national seven days rolling average for COVID-19 deaths per day is now 0.0, with a case fatality rate of 1.29 per cent.”

The Ministry of Health have recorded 916 COVID-19 positive patients who died from other serious medical conditions unrelated to COVID-19; their doctors determined that COVID-19 did not contribute to their deaths, therefore these are not classified as COVID-19 deaths.