Four more deaths from Covid-19 in French Polynesia

9:15 pm on 10 December 2020

French Polynesia has recorded four more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours.

French Polynesian va'ine with mask

Va'ine in French Polynesia with protective mask. Photo: supplied

It brings the territory's death toll since the beginning of the pandemic to 90.

While fatalities have spiked in recent days, the number of new infections has declined.

In the last 24 hours, 79 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded.

There are 59 people in hospital for covid-related symptoms with 25 of them in intensive care.

A total of 15,411 people have been infected since testing began in March.

All but 62 of these cases were detected after the borders were reopened in July and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in an effort to boost tourism and reignite the economy.