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Cases of COVID-19 are expected to increase in Lami and from a cluster from the police barracks in Nasinu, Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr James Fong said after announcing 39 new cases last night.
He said 32 of the new cases were linked to the following existing clusters – Nawaka 6, CWMH 11, Nasinu Police Barracks 5, FICAC warehouse 3, Navy 2, Waila 2, IMT 1, Naitasiri 1 and Caubati 1.
Dr Fong said an additional seven cases were under investigation to determine if they had any links to other cases.
These cases are Lami 4, Toorak 1, Nasinu 1, and Reservoir Rd 1.
Dr Fong said seven patients have recovered, leaving 656 active cases in isolation.
But he said they were concerned that Lami and the police barracks in Nasinu, both clusters outside Suva, may see increasing numbers of cases.
Teams are tracing and testing known contacts and are isolating positive patients to prevent further spread of the virus, Dr Fong said.
“In the near-term, we are concerned that Lami may see increasing numbers of cases.
“We also anticipate more cases from the cluster at the Police Barracks in Nasinu.
“Our stationary and mobile screening teams are tracing and testing known contacts and are isolating positive patients to prevent further spread of the virus.”
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