Fiji’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services has confirmed that there was one positive test result in the first batch of 7000 swab samples that were sent to Australia for testing.

The ministry had reported earlier today that this one result was inconclusive, while the 6999 other tests all returned negative.

“However, we can also confirm that this positive sample, from Natabua Health Centre in Lautoka, is from an already known COVID-19 case that was identified as a contact of another case, and had tested positive for later samples already tested in Fiji,” the ministry stated.

“She was isolated, treated, and then released after recovering.”

The ministry said no further action was needed for that case, and that the total case number remained the same.