As of yesterday, the new curfew hours are from 6pm to 4am.
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The government also reported a daily record 1285 cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours to 8am yesterday.
That compares to 626 cases and nine deaths in the previous 24-hour period.
Health Secretary Doctor James Fong said last night 202 cases were from the Western Division, while 1083 cases were from the Central Division
He said all, but two of the victims, were unvaccinated. An 82-year-old woman from Tamavua in the capital Suva died at home on 23 July. A 57-year-old man from Nadawa in Nasinu died at home on 24 July.
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As of yesterday, the new curfew hours are from 6pm to 4am.
..
Photo: Fiji govt
The government also reported a daily record 1285 cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours to 8am yesterday.
That compares to 626 cases and nine deaths in the previous 24-hour period.
Health Secretary Doctor James Fong said last night 202 cases were from the Western Division, while 1083 cases were from the Central Division
He said all, but two of the victims, were unvaccinated. An 82-year-old woman from Tamavua in the capital Suva died at home on 23 July. A 57-year-old man from Nadawa in Nasinu died at home on 24 July.
COVID-19 daily case numbers exceed 1,000 in Fiji
The Fiji government reported a daily record 1,285 cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8am Monday. That compares to 626 cases and nine deaths in the previous 24-hour period. The seven-day average of new cases has risen to 1,046 per day.
A nurse stands outside Tamara Twomey hospital in Suva, Fiji, Friday, June 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Aileen Torres-Bennett)
Fifteen deaths, including that of a 102-year-old woman, and 918 cases were reported on Thursday. That followed 1,091 infections and 21 deaths on Wednesday, the sixth of seven days that had topped 1,000 cases, including 1,054 cases and 12 deaths last Tuesday.
Fiji has over 18,000 active cases in isolation, with 195 deaths, all but two of them from the outbreak that started in April, and all but three unvaccinated. There have been 24,354 cases recorded during the current outbreak and 24,424 total cases since March 2020. In the whole of last year, just 70 cases had been recorded.