Of the 279 new cases announced tonight, two cases of unknown origin were detected in Lautoka.
Ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr James Fong said they had not linked those cases – a mother and her daughter – to any known clusters.
“Both patients have been securely moved into an isolation facility in Nadi,” Dr Fong said.
“Thanks to our contact tracing investigations through the careFIJI app, which both patients used regularly, we have identified 47 contacts,” he added.
He said no areas in Lautoka had been entered under containment protocol as of now.
