21 Jul 2021

Fiji revising Covid-19 death toll

From Midday Report, 12:42 pm on 21 July 2021

Fiji's revising its Covid-19 death toll upwards, after months of attributing many of them to pre-existing medical conditions. The official figure stands at 125, but the Health Secretary James Fong says it will go higher, because some who tested positive for COVID-19 before they died were not included in the country's official figures. 30 deaths are currently under investigation. Fiji recorded another 1,054 cases up to Tuesday morning and another 12 people had died in the preceding four days. RNZ Fiji Correspondent Lice Movono speaks to Māni Dunlop.