The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong stabilized, new local confirmed cases were below 300 for 17 consecutive days. Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on the afternoon of May 23 that as of 0:00 that day, 94 new cases were confirmed by nucleic acid testing in Hong Kong, and 96 new cases were positive for rapid antigen tests. A total of 190 new confirmed cases (including 28 imported cases) were added throughout the day, and there were no new deaths.
Zhang Zhujun (left) reported the latest epidemic
So far, this round of epidemic has infected more than 1.19 million people , reaching 1,197,955 people (including 748,685 nucleic acid test confirmed cases and 449,270 rapid test positive cases); a total of 9,157 deaths, with a case fatality rate of about 0.76%.
Hong Kong reported on the 20th that people infected with the Omikron variant virus BA.2.12.1 were found in the community for the first time. They were a couple who were diagnosed on the 12th day after arriving in Hong Kong from the United States. Among them, the 64-year-old wife had an intersection with the three mothers and children who were reported to be diagnosed on the 22nd at the McDonald’s in Phase 3 of Cityplaza at 11:00 on the 13th. Zhang Zhujun introduced that two more confirmed patients and the above BA.2.12.1 cases overlap in time and space——
live A 76-year-old woman at Block 6, Regent Garden, Kwun Tong, visited the above fast food restaurant from 10:30 to 12:45 on the 13th. She started coughing on the 17th, and tested positive in the “enclosed inspection” on the 19th. , is currently hospitalized in North Lantau Hospital; the 4 places she visited during the infectious period were subject to mandatory testing.
A 67-year-old man who lives in Block 6, Poyang Court, Taikoo Shing, visited the fast food restaurant at 11:00 on the 13th and sat at the round table near the door; he had not been to other restaurants during the infectious period, and his Family members are close contacts.
The Department of Health is concerned about in-store transmission and has conducted on-site investigations at the store. As for whether the previous mother and son were infected with BA.2.12.1, their full-gene analysis is still in progress.
Source: Beijing Daily Client
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