By The SUN
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| It's the second day in a row that about 14,000 cases were recorded |
Hong Kong’s cumulative number of Covid-19 cases
remained steady at just above 14,000 for the second consecutive day.
According to the Centre for Health Protection, the number
of confirmed cases from both PCR and rapid tests came up to 14,068. Of these,
9,545 were detected using rapid antigen tests (RAT) while 4,523 were from PCR.
Five cases were imported, involving travelers from
Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Bahrain.
They took the city’s confirmed cases from the fifth
wave to 1,049,127.
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A sampling of the new cases tested negative for the Deltra
strain, L452R so they were all classified as suspected Omicron.
The number of deaths continued to rise, with 223 being
added to the tally today. Of this number, 179 were recorded in the past 24
hours while the remaining 43 occurred between Mar 15 and 19 and were reported
late.
CHP’s Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan said that the death toll
from the fifth wave now stands at 5,897, including 27 patients who died outside
public hospitals.
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The additional number pushed the death rate to 0.56%.
Among the fatalities, the average age was 85 years
old, and 58% lived in care facilities while 88% had pre-existing medical
conditions.
Among those aged 80 and above, the death rate was
almost 90%.
The data also show that 90% of the deceased did not
receive any Covid-19 vaccine, or just had one dose.
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Chuang said the death rate for those who had two doses
or more of a vaccine was 0.1%, whereas it rose to 0.62% for those who had one dose.
The unvaccinated had 2.75% probability of dying
She said that it is clear from the figures that vaccination
protects people from death if they contract Covid-19.
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Dr Larry Lee of the Hospital Authority said 11,103 patients are being treated in public hospitals and the community isolation facility in AsiaWorld-Expo.
Among them, 43 more were listed in critical condition,
of whom 21 are unvaccinated; and 69 are in serious hospital. Of the accumulated
number of critical cases, 111 are in intensive care.
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Those who were discharged from hospital over the past
24 hours totaled 392.
Among those recorded as having died on Sunday, 102
were males and 77 were females, and they were aged 44 to 103.
An overwhelming majority, 153 or 85%, were
unvaccinated or had one dose of a vaccine.
There were five who were under 60 years old and all of
them, including the youngest fatality, had various chronic illnesses like
diabetes, heart or liver and kidney problems or stroke.
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Among the 43 cases that were not reported on time was
a 14-year-old patient who fell from height and was taken to Queen Elizabeth
Hospital. A post-mortem showed he was positive for Covid-19.
Meanwhile, latest figures show that the number of people
who have taken the first dose of a vaccine has risen to 6,162,063, or 91.5% of
the eligible population.
Those who have had the second dose numbered 5,530,883 or
82.1% of the eligible population, while the number of those who got a third or
booster shot, rose to 2,484,411.
All of those who had two jabs are required to get a
booster by the end of May this year to qualify for the vaccine pass at listed premises
like restaurants, malls, supermarkets, beauty salons and most leisure
facilities like theaters and sports venues.
