Fiji has reported two deaths and 372 new cases of Covid-19 in the community.
Front-line workers at the swab drive-through in Vunimono, Nausori. Photo: Ministry of Health, Fiji
This brings the total number of active cases in isolation are 3,009.
The Government also confirmed on Wednesday that 113 patients are in hospital.
The two victims included a 75-year-old man from Suva and a 56-year-old woman from Tailevu who both died at home.
Health Secretary James Fong said the man had died on December 31st with significant pre-existing medical conditions that also contributed to his death.
"He received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in mid July and his second dose mid-September.
"The second Covid-19 death is a 56-year-old woman from Korovou in Tailevu who died on January 1st in respiratory distress.
"She had multiple pre-existing medical conditions that also contributed to her death. She had received only one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine."
Dr Fong said 92.2 percent of Fiji's adult population were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 while 40,297 children aged 12-17 had also received both doses of the vaccine.