131 new confirmed cases, 59 cases without source, accounting for 45%, Sham Shui Po has become the hardest hit area, all over Ap Liu Street, Tai Nan Street

The fifth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic is becoming more severe. Today (4th) Hong Kong has newly confirmed 131 cases, accounting for 59 cases of unknown origin, accounting for 45% of the total confirmed cases. People infected with unknown origin are spread across many districts, of which 10 are in Sham Shui Po. It is a hardest hit area, covering Tai Nan Street, Pei Ho Street, Nam Cheong Village, Apliu Street, etc., and scattered in To Kwa Wan, Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long and other districts.

The initial confirmed cases accounted for 185 cases, and it is believed that the number of confirmed cases will reach a new high tomorrow.

▼On February 4th, citizens waited in a long queue at the testing station in Liyuan Village▼

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Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that there were 131 new confirmed cases today, 1 of which was an imported case, and the remaining 130 were local infections, of which 71 were related to earlier cases and 59 were of unknown origin.

Among the 59 cases of unknown origin, many infected persons are concentrated in Sham Shui Po, including Yi Kuk Street, Tai Nan Street, Pei Ho Street, Nam Cheong Village, Apliu Street, Tung Shing Building, Fuk Wah Street, Fuk Wing Street and New Reclamation Street. , Keelung Street, Fuk Wah Street, Fuk Wing Street, etc. Zhang Zhujun pointed out that they are not concentrated in the same building, and will follow up the connection.

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On Hong Kong Island, the confirmed cases are distributed in 1 Queen's Garden, 2 Grand Promenade Bay, Stanley Street, etc. in Sheung Wan.

The rest of the districts include Discovery Bay Area 14; Yat Tung Po Yat House, Tung Chung, To Kwa Wan, Tsuen Wan, Lei Muk Shue, Yuen Long, Cheung Sha Wan, Shek Kip Mei, etc.

As for the outlying islands, Jinpinglou in Pingzhou is the first confirmed case, and it is the first time that the outlying islands have been invaded since the fifth wave of the epidemic.

In addition, there have been confirmed cases in a number of sites, including the Fo Tan subway site, the Argyle Street CLP project, and the Kwun Tong How Ming Street site redevelopment project.

Two employees at Yuen Long Plaza Niu Kok also tested positive. The Centre for Health Protection appealed to those who had visited to be tested.

▼On February 4th, citizens waited in a long queue at the testing station in Liyuan Village▼

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▼On February 3, the enclosure inspection of Xingping Building, Taixing Village, Tuen Mun▼

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▼On February 3, the enclosure inspection of Fuchang Court, Guichang Court and Rongchang Court in Tai Po Fortune Center▼

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