Covid cases in American Samoa now stand at 85
The latest daily number of Covid-19 cases in American Samoa is 20 bringing the total to 85 community transmitted cases in the territory.
Eighteen of the latest positive cases are fully vaccinated.
The Department of Health said those who have tested positive are required to isolate at home for 14 days.
All family members of the same household are considered close contacts and also must isolate at home for 14 days.
Just 80.4 percent of the total population of American Samoa is fully vaccinated - with more than 12-hundred vaccines administered at the airport drive-thru on Saturday - the largest number for a single day.
Cook Islands now has 50 active cases
There are now 50 active cases of Covid-19 in the Cook Islands.
The majority of the cases are imported from New Zealand, but community spread is something the Cook Islands' government said it's prepared for.
Health Secretary Bob Williams said just over 80 percent of 18 year-olds and over are boosted.
He said there is a large family cluster of 21 people and many cases are minor or mild.
There are no hospitalisations.
He said rapid antigen tests are being used as the main testing method.
New Caledonia records 679 new cases
In New Caledonia, there have been 646 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the 24 hour period up to 2pm on Wednesday.
The 7-day incidence rate is 1,523.
There have been 55,502 covid cases recorded in the territory since September last year.
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Two new Covid-19 related deaths have also been recorded, bringing the total number of deaths since last September to 301.
47 people with Covid-19 have been admitted to hospital, 6 of them are in intensive care.
66 percent of the population in New Caledonia has been vaccinated.
Two more Covid deaths in French Polynesia
Two more people in French Polynesia have died over the weekend because of Covid-19, raising the toll of the pandemic to more than 640.
Another 952 cases were recorded in the last 72-hour reporting period, but the spread of the virus keeps slowing.
There are 3,175 active cases, which is about half the number reported a week ago.
19 people are in hospital, including two in intensive care.
Just under 80 percent of those 12 years and older have had two jabs.
Solomon Islands now has over 7000 Covid cases
There are over 7,250 official cases of Covid-19 in Solomon Islands since January, with the death toll at 106.
Meanwhile, a Solomon Islands MP wants to know how a logging vessel carrying a man with Covid-19 was permitted to travel to a camp in his West Are'Are constituency.
John Maneniaru said the man was seriously ill with Covid symptoms.
He wants Parliament's Oversight Committee to say whether the crew had fulfilled the Covid-19 travel protocols prior to departure.
Mr Maneniaru also wants an explanation as to whether the crew had been given an exemption to travel.
The MP said he understands only cargo and crew should travel to other parts of the country, from Honiara, under the current Covid rules.
