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According to the Health Ministry, five of the new cases are contacts of those in isolation at quarantine facilities in Nadi.
The rest of the cases are from the Suva-Nausori containment zone.
Health Secretary James Fong said a 66-year-old woman from Valelevu was declared dead on arrival by doctors at the emergency department of the Colonial War Memorial Hospital.
He said she had died at home or on the way to the hospital.
"Her family reported that she had been feeling unwell at home for a few days. She was not vaccinated."
Dr Fong said the second death was reported yesterday as being under investigation to determine if the cause of death was covid-related.