By The SUN
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| The mortality rate is 18x more for the unvaccinated, new data shows (File) |
Health officials reported a new record-high 8,674 Covid-19
cases on Wednesday, with 24 related deaths. The cases included three imported cases
and 8,671 that were locally acquired.
Thirty carried the Delta variant, while 5,428 were
likely Omicron cases. Another seven cases have yet to be determined, while 96
do not have enough viral load for genetic sequencing.
Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Protection
said data from the fifth wave of the outbreak showed that there is an 18 times
difference in mortality between the vaccinated and unvaccinated.
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For those over 80 years old, the difference in mortality
rate between the two groups is four times, showing that even for this age
group, vaccines greatly reduce the chances of death.
Dr Chuang said that as of yesterday, a total of 153
deaths have been reported in the fifth wave of which 90 involved residents of care
homes, 61 aged over 70 and another 29 aged over 80.
She said that more than 300 elderly homes across the
city have been hit by Covid-19, and those involved are more than 300 workers
and 900 residents.
Most of those who died were elderly people, and three
were children.
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Chuang said only seven of the first 102 deaths had
received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, while the rest were unvaccinated or
received the first jab only.
She said the mortality rate of the fifth wave of the
Covid-19 outbreak is about 0.3 percent, while the cumulative mortality rate of
the first four outbreaks was 2.2 percent.
Dr Lau Ka-hin from the Hospital Authority said that the
24 deaths reported today comprised 16 men and eight women aged 52 to 97. Among
them, 15 were from elderly care homes. Six received two doses of a Covid
vaccine, while one had one dose.
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Three patients were aged below 60 years old, and all
had chronic ailments.
One was 52 years old and had diabetes and kidney
failure; the other was 58 and had a stroke and liver problems, while the last
was 59 years old with diabetes and did not have any medical record and probably
did not take any medication for his illness.
Dr Lau said more than 4,200 Covid-19 patients are
hospitalized, of whom 24 are in critical condition, and 43 are in serious condition.
Another 1,600 are isolated at Penny's Bay and 240 in Dorsett
Tsuen Wan Hotel Hong Kong.
Dr Lau also announced that two more clinics have been
added to previous seven which cater exclusively to Covid-19 patients with mild
or no symptoms. These are the Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club Clinic and the Cheung Sha
Wan Government Clinic.
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So far, 6,300 patients had sought treatment at the
clinics which started operating only on Wednesday.
CHP controller Dr Edwin Tsui said that from today, all
those who received an SMS informing of their positive result will be sent a
form to fill indicating where they are located, and the number of persons
living with them.
They will also be sent tracking wristbands through a
logistics company.
Dr Tsui said the government is still short of isolation
facilities so only those who are seriously ill or belong to the high-risk
groups will be taken to hospitals.
Those who have mild or no symptoms should self-isolate
at home, and as much as possible stay in just one room and use their own
toilet. If they must share, they should make sure the toilet is disinfected
thoroughly after each use.
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