A Retrospective Observational Study of COVID-19 Mortality at a Referral Hospital in Fiji

Karen Hammad; Yogeshni Chandra; Rigamoto Taito; Manisha Naidu; Ayesha Dean; Yvette Samsioni; Mara Vukivukiseru; Jamie Ranse

doi:10.1177/10105395241244461

A Retrospective Observational Study of COVID-19 Mortality at a Referral Hospital in Fiji

Karen Hammad
, Yogeshni Chandra
, Rigamoto Taito
, Manisha Naidu
, Ayesha Dean
, Yvette Samsioni
, Mara Vukivukiseru
, Jamie Ranse

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

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Abstract

The first COVID-19 case in Fiji was a 29-year-old who presented to a hospital on March 18, 2020 with respiratory symptoms. They were immediately isolated until April 22, 2020 following a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result. For the next 13 months, Fiji reported isolated cases of COVID-19 from returning citizens.¹ A year later, on April 19, 2021, the first case of community transmission was identified in the Western division, due to a breach in quarantine.^1,2

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	407-410
Number of pages	4
Journal	Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
Volume	36
Issue number	4
Early online date	5 Apr 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10105395241244461
Publication status	Published - May 2024

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Keywords

COVID-19
Pacific islands
Observational study
Mortality risk factors

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