6 new cases

Four of the new cases are reported on Santo, one on Efate and the other on Pentecost.

Health Promotions Vanuatu said of the 26 cases, the majority are from Santo.

Four clinically diagnosed cases were reported from Vila Central Hospital (VCH) and one reported death in February was referred from Erromango.

These cases were reported after 212 leptospirosis rapid diagnostic tests were done at VCH and the Northern Provincial Hospital (NPH) with results showing 26 positives and 86 negatives so far.

The campaign got underway this morning as the Ministry of Health confirmed another six new cases of COVID-19 as at 8pm last night.

Earlier in the day, the Ministry announced 18 new cases taking the total yesterday to 24, the highest number of cases in a day since new cases began emerging in April.

There are now 92 active cases in isolation.

Fiji has had 230 cases in total, with 134 recoveries and 4 deaths, since the first case was reported on 19 March 2020.

A total of 88,294 COVID-19 laboratory tests have been conducted since testing started in early 2020.