Two patients admitted at CWM Hospital for pre-existing severe illnesses have died.
Ministry of Health permanent secretary, Dr James Fong confirmed this in his daily COVID-19 statement last night.
Dr Fong said with the ongoing outbreak at the hospital, both patients tested positive for COVID-19 during their admission.
“However, their doctors have determined that their causes of death are related to the pre-existing illnesses for which they were admitted and receiving treatment for at the hospital,” he said.
“These are not COVID-19 caused deaths. The Ministry extends our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased patients.”
The two deaths have taken up the total of COVID-19 positive patients who have died from pre-existing non-COVID-19 related illnesses to six.
FACT FILE:
- 1118 cases in Fiji since the first case was reported in March 2020
- 312 recoveries
- Four deaths due to COVID-19
- Six COVID-19 positive patients have died from pre-existing non-COVID-19 related illnesses
Source: Dr James Fong, Ministry of Health COVID-19 Update (June 13, 2021)
