The fifth wave of the epidemic is showing signs of decline, but the number of new confirmed cases is still high. Today (19th), there were 16,597 more cases in a single day, and 249 more deaths were reported. less than 20,000 cases.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that although the number has dropped to about 16,000 today, it is still necessary to look at the situation again, hoping that the number of confirmed cases will decrease or stabilize.
Hospital Authority Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) Lau Ka Hin said that among the deaths reported today, a 30-year-old deceased with G6PD deficiency (commonly known as fava bean disease) was admitted to a private dormitory and entered Kowloon due to mental health problems However, after being transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital due to kidney damage, his condition deteriorated and he passed away. "Because the cause of his death is unknown," he will be referred to the Coroner's Court for research.
Zhang Zhujun pointed out that there were 16,597 new cases today, including 7,528 positive for nucleic acid test and 9,069 positive for rapid test. Genetic analysis revealed 185 suspected Omicron variant viruses, and no Delta variant virus was found again.
Zhang continued to point out that among the more than 10,000 new cases, 14 were imported cases, all of which were found on the day they arrived in Hong Kong, including 11 who arrived in Hong Kong on March 18 by flight CX796 from Indonesia, and 3 more relatively They arrived in Hong Kong from Indonesia and Italy earlier.
When asked whether the drop in the number has already brought the fifth wave of the epidemic under control, Zhang Zhujun said that although the number has dropped to about 16,000 today, he still has to look at the situation again, hoping that the number of confirmed cases will decrease or stabilize.
She pointed out that it has been observed that the number of confirmed cases has dropped slowly in recent days, but because some patients do not have symptoms, it cannot reflect the number of confirmed cases in all communities.
Zhang said that there have been 1,020,910 cases in the fifth wave of the epidemic, including 673,676 nucleic acid positive cases and 347,334 rapid test positive cases.
An additional 249 deaths were also reported today. Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the forensic doctor reported 6 more cases, including 3 males and 3 females, aged between 67 and 97, all of whom were chronically ill, and 4 of the deceased were in nursing homes or disabled persons. Dormitory residents, 4 need someone to take care of them, bedridden or wheelchairs.
She added that two of the deceased died on March 8 and four died on March 9.
The Hospital Authority also reported 243 more deaths today. Lau Ka-hsien pointed out that 182 of them were deaths in the past day. There were 103 males and 79 females, aged between 30 and 109, and 5 were younger.
Among them, the 30-year-old deceased had G6PD deficiency (commonly known as fava bean disease) and was admitted to a private dormitory due to mental health problems. He was admitted to Kowloon Hospital earlier, but after being admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital due to kidney damage, he was transferred to the intensive care unit. After the situation deteriorated and he passed away, Liu Jiaxian said, "because he did not know the cause of his death," he described the deceased as young and his condition deteriorated rapidly in the later period, so he would refer him to the Coroner's Court for research.
Liu continued to point out that two of the deceased had cancer. Among them, the 58-year-old deceased had terminal cancer, which had spread to different places. He was admitted to the hospital because of other bacteria in the blood, and was found to be diagnosed during the admission screening; the other deceased, 59 years old. Suffering from lymphoma, the treatment effect was not ideal, the resistance was poor, and the blood oxygen was low when he was admitted to the hospital. He passed away yesterday.
The other two young deceased were chronically ill. Liu said that the 58-year-old male deceased was a carrier of hepatitis B, with liver cirrhosis and hepatic arterial hypertension, long-term low levels of white blood cells and platelets, and anemia. The other 59-year-old male deceased had anemia. He has kidney and thyroid problems. He was admitted to the hospital due to a stroke at the end of February. After screening, he was found to be infected with the new coronavirus.
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Liu said that three deceased died in hospital after fainting at home, including an 87-year-old deceased who was found by his family to faint after coughing up blood. The paramedics found no breathing and pulse at the scene, and he died after being sent to Queen Mary Hospital. The deceased tested positive on March 11. He went to a designated clinic on March 13 and was given the new crown oral drug monapilavir on the 5th. He had chronic diseases such as bronchiectasis and had no record of receiving the new crown vaccine.
Another case occurred in Eastern District Hospital. A 96-year-old man was sent to the A&E department and died. He was a long-term patient. The rapid test was positive on March 6, and there was no injection.
There was also a 94-year-old man whose family called an ambulance after falling into a coma at home. At that time, he had no breathing or pulse. He was sent to Ruttonjee Hospital and died. , there is no injection record.
All cases will be sent to the Coroner's Court, Liu said.
Closures | Jianming Village, Baotian Village, Butterfly Village and Shuntian Village each have one building positive for sewage quarantine and forced inspection of epidemic situation | From March 21, land crossings to the Mainland and Macau must undergo additional rapid nucleic acid testing and multiple housing estates in the Eastern District were positive for sewage Authorities distributed a total of 110,000 rapid test kits to residents of multiple buildings in the five districts. Quarantine centers have zero use. Department of Health: 3 quarantine hotels including Far East Silka will be used for other purposes. Reagents, masks and proprietary Chinese medicines 42,000 residents have been vaccinated, and the vaccination rate of the nursing home is 52%. It is hoped that the second injection will be given to suitable residents before 4.15. Chen Zhaoshi: The epidemic has not subsided, and it will rebound if it relaxes. Penny's Bay will require more medical supervision Elder Kong Fanyi: After the peak, 3.5 million people have been infected with the disease, and the diagnosis of herd immunity has dropped, and the evening market can be opened
