The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong has recently fluctuated at a high level, with more than 1,500 new confirmed cases for 14 consecutive days. Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health of the SAR Government, reported on the afternoon of July 6 that as of 0:00 that day, there were 1,021 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong nucleic acid tests and 1,651 positive rapid antigen tests after nucleic acid retests; There were 143 new imported cases. A total of 2,815 new confirmed cases and 1 new death were reported throughout the day.
So far, this round of epidemic has infected more than 1.24 million people, reaching 1,246,463 people; a total of 9,193 deaths have occurred, with a case fatality rate of about 0.74%. According to the Hong Kong Hospital Authority , a 71-year-old female patient passed away in a public hospital in the past 24 hours. She suffered from diabetes , hypertension , etc., and was bedridden for a long time. There are currently 830 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, of whom 14 are in critical condition (including 2 in ICU) and 18 are in severe condition.
Zhang Zhujun (left) reported the latest epidemic situation
Zhang Zhujun said that 209 schools reported that 193 students and 46 staff tested positive today (6th), 96 schools each reported at least 2 positive cases in the past week. Ying Hua College in Kowloon, where several students were diagnosed earlier, has no new cases yet. Pentecost Class 4D of Jin Maosheng Primary School, Class 5A of Bishop He Minghua Silver Jubilee Secondary School, and Class 5C of Yenching College of the Church of Christ in China each reported that three students were diagnosed and all had to suspend classes for a week. Regarding the
Omicron variant virus, 19 new BA.2.12.1 infections were discovered. There are 22 new BA.4 or BA.5 infected people, 10 of whom are related to earlier confirmed cases, including 2 new confirmed employees in the "Weishi Hot Pot" group of Kwun Tong . Zhang Zhujun said that the proportion of BA.4 infected people among the new local single-day cases has gradually increased recently, from 0% on June 21 to 1% recently. This is due to the highly contagious nature of this mutant strain. She is worried about the possibility of secondary infection of by , and calls on citizens to get tested and seek medical treatment as soon as possible if they feel unwell.
source Beijing Daily client
editor Meng Ziwei
process editor Liu Weili
