Beijing Daily Client
The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong continued to rebound, with more than 4,000 new confirmed cases for 12 consecutive days. Au Jiarong, chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government reported on August 1 that as of 00:00 that day, there were 4,019 new local confirmed cases and 235 new imported cases in Hong Kong; There were 4,254 new confirmed cases and 6 new deaths.
So far, over 1,340,000 people have been infected in this round of the epidemic, reaching 1,345,635; a total of 9,296 people have died, with a case fatality rate of about 0.69%. According to Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, the latest report of the death of 6 patients in public hospitals, including 4 males and 2 females, was between 52 and 84 years old. Currently 1525 patients are hospitalized, 23 are in critical condition (including 11 in ICU) and 24 are in serious condition. The condition of the recently diagnosed 22-month-old baby girl continued to deteriorate, and unfortunately passed away at the Eastern District Hospital at noon on the 1st. The Hospital Authority expressed its sadness and extended its deepest condolences to her family.
Ou Jiarong (left) and Liu Jiaxian reported the latest epidemic
Liu Jiaxian said that the recent deceased were not mainly from institutions, and most of them did not Complete vaccinations. In addition, many elderly people thought they had a common cold after being infected, and did not seek medical treatment in time. He emphasized that taking new crown drugs as soon as possible can reduce the amount of virus and prevent the disease from getting worse. Therefore, confirmed patients, especially elderly or chronically ill patients, should seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and those at high risk should be vaccinated as soon as possible.
Ou Jiarong introduced that 558 schools recently reported that 784 students and 156 staff tested positive, and 365 schools each reported at least 2 positive cases in the past week. Nine new schools, including St. Joseph’s College, St. Anthony’s Primary School, and Shatin Chongzhen Secondary School, have newly reported small outbreaks. Classes involved in the epidemic must be suspended for one week. Among them, 8 sixth-grade students in 7 dormitories of the primary school affiliated to St. Stephen’s College have been diagnosed and suspected All students are required to suspend classes due to the spread of shared dormitory facilities.
He said, This round of epidemic rebound has not peaked yet, and the situation is still severe. There are still a large number of transmission chains in the community, and the risks are gradually increasing. If citizens have not been vaccinated, they should get vaccinated as soon as possible, and wear masks when they are in high-risk and crowded places.