Statistician says Fiji's rapidly escalating COVID-19 crisis has overtaken the spread of infection seen in India at its reported peak Health workers under immense pressure with increasing cases, severe cases and deaths Statistician says Fiji's rapidly escalating COVID-19 crisis has overtaken the spread of infection seen in India at its reported peak Health workers under immense pressure with increasing cases, severe cases and deaths Canterbury University statistician Professor Michael Plank and Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong. [image: Newshub/file] With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, severe cases and deaths, a Canterbury University statistician says Fiji's rapidly escalating COVID-19 crisis has overtaken the spread of infection seen in India at its reported peak.