Fiji's Permanent Secretary of Health, James Fong, reports there have been 115 new cases of Covid-19 in the past day.
Most of the cases can be traced to existing clusters or localities where significant transmission has occurred.
Twenty-one have been identified as primary contacts of previouscases and are under investigation by the contact tracing teams to determine if there is a cluster link.
Media Release COVID-19 Update Friday, 18 June 2021
Transmission Update We have recorded 115 new cases in the 24-hour period ending at 8:00 am today. As we noted yesterday, we will report cases going forward by 3:00 pm each day.
Fong said that since April, a total of 121,193 samples have been tested, with average daily testing now at 3443.
In terms of vaccinations, "43 per cent of Fijians 18 and older have received their first dose, and 2.1 per cent are fully vaccinated. That is a total of 252,791 who have received at least one dose and 12,246 who are fully vaccinated", he said.