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Hong Kong’s infection figures have continued to
fall, with 3,709 cases being reported on Sunday, the ninth consecutive day that
the number has fallen to four digits.
The new cases included 1,832 that were confirmed
through PCR tests while 1,877 were reported by people who took rapid tests.
Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health
Protection said Hong Kong’s infection tally from the fifth wave stands at 1,158,791.
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Among the new cases, 10 were imported from
overseas, including six that tested positive on arrival yesterday. They came in
aboard flight KE607 from South Korea, TG600 from France, QR818 from the
Netherlands and Switzerland, SQ894 from Singapore, and EK384 from Thailand.
The number of deaths reported for the day totaled
111. These included 96 patients who passed away on Saturday while the remaining
15 deaths were not reported on time.
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Dr Sara Ho of the Hospital Authority said the
patients were aged between 38 and 109.
Ho said the 38-year-old patient had suffered from cardiovascular
disease and hyperthyroidism. She went into a coma at home and attempts to
resuscitate her failed. Her case has been referred to the coroner for further
investigation.
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Among the fatalities, 51 lived in residential care homes, 90 were aged 65 and above, and 59 were unvaccinated.
A total of 7,959 patients have died in the fifth wave, with the death
rate now at 0.69 percent. Ninety-six percent of the fatalities were aged over 60
while the mortality rate for the unvaccinated patients reached 3.19%.
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Ho said 10,009 patients are receiving treatment at
public hospitals and the community isolation facility at AsiaWorld-Expo. Among
them, nine patients are in critical condition, and they are among 78 now in
intensive care units; while 17 are in serious condition.
There were 871 patients who recovered and were
discharged in the past 24-hour reporting period.
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