Tahiti Covid-19 cases exceed 12,000

3:10 pm on 17 November 2020

There have another three fatalities in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic, raising the death toll to 56.

99 people are in hospital, including 26 in intensive care.

COVID-19, Coronavirus, group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, the virus causes respiratory infections. 3D illustration.

Photo: 123rf.com

The number of cases has increased by 415 in the past three days, raising the tally to 12,121.

The virus is concentrated on Tahiti but has spread across all archipelagos.

All but 62 cases were detected after the borders were reopened in July and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished.

A nightly curfew has been in place since late last month and meetings in public are limited to six people.