Two cases are based in Shefa Province and three in Sanma Province.
According to the ministry, the cases are three males with underlying health conditions aged 29 years old, 31 years old and 92 years old.
One of the cases was unvaccinated.
The other two deaths recorded are females aged 50 and 57 years old who were both vaccinated and had underlying health conditions.
All five deaths occurred several days ago but have recently been confirmed through Ministry of Health investigations to be due to Covid-19 infection.
