Dengue fever outbreak declared in Central division

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The Central division now has a dengue fever outbreak, the Ministry of Health has announced.

A total of 1090 confirmed cases of dengue fever from January 1st to March 23rd, 2025, were recorded.

“Over the last three weeks, a surge in dengue cases have been observed in Navua subdivision, Suva subdivision, and Rewa subdivision,” said the Ministry.

“Tailevu subdivision and Naitasiri subdivision have recently reported increased admissions of Dengue Fever cases at the Korovou hospital and Vunidawa hospitals respectively.”

“The Colonial War Memorial Hospital (CWMH) has also reported increased admissions above the expected numbers.”