Fiji has tested a total of 150,878 samples since the second COVID-19 outbreak began in April this year.

Health and Medical Services permanent secretary Dr James Fong said a total of 193,739 tests had been conducted since testing began in early 2020.

He said 2577 tests had been reported for June 26.

He added that updated testing numbers from the Tamavua Twomey Laboratory had been received for June 25, therefore, the total testing number for that day had been updated.

The national seven-day daily test average is 2930 tests a day, and the national seven-day average daily test positivity is 7.9% and continues on an upward trend, he said.

Also, in the last 24 hours, a total of 490 individuals were screened and 65 swabbed by the health mobile screening teams – bringing Fiji’s cumulative total to 659,926 individuals screened and 53,234 swabbed since the start of this mobile screening program.

A total of 1138 individuals were screened and 279 swabbed at our 56 stationery screening clinics throughout the country.

This, to date, brings Fiji’s cumulative total to 211,474 screened and 27,598 swabbed at the stationery screening clinics.