CRITERIA FOR TESTING FOR COVID-19 FOR FIJI
Laboratory testing for COVID-19 in Fiji began on 28 January 2020 with samples shipped to the WHO collaborating center reference laboratory – the Victorian Infectious Disease Reference Laboratory (VIDRL) at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne, Australia. Local testing for COVID-19 started at the Fiji Centre for Disease Control (Fiji CDC) on 11 March 2020 using the gold standard method for COVID-19 testing – realtime RT-PCR. Samples are sent from health facilities around the country to Fiji CDC for testing.
Fiji: COVID-19 tests per day and cumulative
| Date | Tests per day | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan | 3 | 3 |
| 07-Feb | 2 | 5 |
| 08-Feb | 1 | 6 |
| 13-Feb | 2 | 8 |
| 20-Feb | 2 | 10 |
| 04-Mar | 1 | 11 |
| 05-Mar | 5 | 16 |
| 12-Mar | 11 | 27 |
| 13-Mar | 10 | 37 |
| 14-Mar | 9 | 46 |
| 16-Mar | 8 | 54 |
| 17-Mar | 5 | 59 |
| 18-Mar | 12 | 71 |
| 19-Mar | 8 | 79 |
| 20-Mar | 23 | 102 |
| 21-Mar | 28 | 130 |
| 23-Mar | 16 | 146 |
| 24-Mar | 33 | 179 |
| 25-Mar | 28 | 207 |
| 26-Mar | 39 | 246 |
| 27-Mar | 61 | 307 |
| 28-Mar | 23 | 330 |
| 29-Mar | 16 | 346 |
| 30-Mar | 10 | 356 |
| 31-Mar | 11 | 367 |
| 01-Apr | 17 | 384 |
| 02-Apr | 24 | 408 |
| 04-Apr | 37 | 445 |
| 05-Apr | 44 | 489 |
| 06-Apr | 23 | 512 |
| 07-Apr | 25 | 537 |
| 08-Apr | 29 | 566 |
| 09-Apr | 25 | 591 |
| 10-Apr | 21 | 612 |
| 11-Apr | 9 | 621 |
| 12-Apr | 1 | 622 |
| 13-Apr | 27 | 649 |
| 14-Apr | 12 | 661 |
| 16-Apr | 23 | 684 |
| 17-Apr | 21 | 705 |
| 18-Apr | 40 | 745 |
| 19-Apr | 38 | 783 |
| 20-Apr | 24 | 807 |
| 21-Apr | 22 | 829 |
| 22-Apr | 68 | 897 |
| 23-Apr | 54 | 951 |
| 24-Apr | 2 | 953 |
| 25-Apr | 60 | 1013 |
| 27-Apr | 47 | 1060 |
| 28-Apr | 30 | 1090 |
| 29-Apr | 33 | 1123 |
| 30-Apr | 37 | 1160 |
| 01-May | 41 | 1201 |
| 02-May | 47 | 1248 |
| 03-May | 78 | 1326 |
| 05-May | 39 | 1365 |
| 06-May | 29 | 1394 |
| 07-May | 43 | 1437 |
| 08-May | 52 | 1489 |
| 09-May | 43 | 1532 |
| 10-May | 67 | 1599 |
| 12-May | 33 | 1632 |
| 13-May | 67 | 1699 |
| 14-May | 76 | 1775 |
| 15-May | 87 | 1862 |
| 16-May | 74 | 1936 |
| 18-May | 55 | 1991 |
| 19-May | 78 | 2069 |
| 20-May | 68 | 2137 |
| 21-May | 56 | 2193 |
| 22-May | 66 | 2259 |
| 23-May | 104 | 2363 |
| 24-May | 4 | 2367 |
| 25-May | 64 | 2431 |
| 26-May | 53 | 2484 |
| 27-May | 111 | 2595 |
| 28-May | 78 | 2673 |
| 29-May | 150 | 2823 |
| 30-May | 77 | 2900 |
| 31-May | 61 | 2961 |
| 02-Jun | 80 | 3041 |
| 03-Jun | 88 | 3129 |
| 04-Jun | 66 | 3195 |
| 05-Jun | 113 | 3308 |
| 06-Jun | 92 | 3400 |
| 07-Jun | 232 | 3632 |
| 08-Jun | 97 | 3729 |
| 09-Jun | 81 | 3810 |
| 10-Jun | 129 | 3939 |
| 12-Jun | 65 | 4004 |
| 13-Jun | 102 | 4106 |
| 14-Jun | 20 | 4126 |
| 15-Jun | 43 | 4169 |
| 16-Jun | 39 | 4208 |
| 18-Jun | 97 | 4305 |
| 19-Jun | 120 | 4425 |
| 20-Jun | 26 | 4451 |
| 22-Jun | 78 | 4529 |
| 23-Jun | 55 | 4584 |
| 24-Jun | 50 | 4634 |
| 25-Jun | 151 | 4785 |
| 26-Jun | 31 | 4816 |
| 27-Jun | 11 | 4827 |
| 28-Jun | 26 | 4853 |
| 29-Jun | 162 | 5015 |
| 30-Jun | 45 | 5060 |
Fiji: COVID-19 tests per week and cumulative
| Week | Number of tests | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30-Jan 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 6-Jan 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 13-Jan 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20-Jan 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 27-Feb 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Feb 3-Feb 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Feb 10-Feb 16 | 2 | 8 |
| Feb 17- Feb 23 | 2 | 10 |
| Feb 24- Mar 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Mar 2-Mar 8 | 6 | 16 |
| Mar 9-Mar 15 | 30 | 46 |
| Mar 16-Mar 22 | 84 | 130 |
| Mar 23-Mar 29 | 216 | 346 |
| Mar 30-Apr 5 | 143 | 489 |
| Apr 6-Apr 12 | 133 | 622 |
| Apr 13-Apr19 | 161 | 783 |
| Apr 20-Apr 26 | 230 | 1013 |
| Apr 27-May 3 | 313 | 1326 |
| May 4-May 10 | 273 | 1599 |
| May 11-May 17 | 337 | 1936 |
| May 18-May 24 | 431 | 2367 |
| May 25-May 31 | 594 | 2961 |
| June 1-June 7 | 671 | 3632 |
| June 8-June 14 | 494 | 4126 |
| June 15-June 21 | 325 | 4451 |
| June 22-June 28 | 402 | 4853 |
