The SUN HK : Covid-19 cases fall to just over 7,000

By The SUN

Dr Chuang advises people to go to countryside instead of malls to stop the virus spread

The number of new coronavirus cases in Hong Kong fell anew on Monday to 7,685.

That’s down from the 8,037 cases recorded on Sunday and the third day in a row that the number has fallen to four digits.

Of the new infections, 4,458 were confirmed from positive rapid tests reported on the government platform while 3,227 were from PCR tests.

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All but five of the cases were locally acquired. The imported cases were from Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and Ireland.

The city’s total infection tally in the fifth wave has now exceeded 1.12 million.

Despite the recent decline in positive cases, Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Protection warned of a possible rebound because a lot of people have been going out recently.

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She said that if residents want to go out they should consider going to the countryside instead of shopping malls or other enclosed spaces to avoid gathering in large numbers.

While the number of infections has eased, the fatality toll remained high, with another 168 deaths being reported.

This included 143 patients who passed away in public hospitals in the past 24 hours and 25 whose deaths were not reported on time.

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They raised the city’s Covid-related death toll in the fifth wave to 7,207.

The recent fatalities were aged 51 to 100 years old, with 130 of them aged 65 and above. Those who were below 60 all suffered from chronic or serious ailments.

An overwhelming majority, or 120, of the deceased were unvaccinated or had only one dose of a Covid vaccine.

Dr Ho says all deaths will be analyzed to see if Covid was the direct cause

Dr Sara Ho of the Hospital Authority said a team of experts will soon be formed to analyze all the death cases individually, from the time of admission and treatment to whether they had underlying condition or if they were vaccinated.

This analysis will give authorities a better idea of whether the deaths were really due to Covid, and as a result a more accurate death rate can be asertained.

Ho said there are now 11, 043 patients receiving treatment at public hospitals and the elderly isolation facility at AsiaWorld-Expo.

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Among them, 19 are in critical condition, 32 are in serious condition while 108 patients are in intensive care.

A total of 411 patients were discharged from various hospitals in the past day.

Ho announced that with the Covid situation stabilizing confirmed children will be allowed to stay in the same ward with family members.

If only the children were infected, their parents who are Covid-free may now be able to accompany them in hospitals.

At the height of the Omicron outbreak, hospital authorities had been criticized for separating sick children from their parents, many of whom had pleaded to stay even at the risk of getting infected themselves. .

Meanwhile, the government said it will start distributing anti-virus care packs to some 2.7 million households starting on Saturday.

Each bag will contain 20 rapid test kits, 20 KN95 masks and two boxes of Chinese medicines.

Acting secretary for home affairs Jack Chan said around three million bags will be packed at more than 100 service centers over the next three days.