The fifth wave of the epidemic continued. Today (22nd), the number of new confirmed cases remained below 15,000 for 3 consecutive days.
Au Ka-wing, chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said there were 14,152 new confirmed cases today.
He pointed out that the number of newly diagnosed cases in recent days has indeed dropped compared with last week, but it has remained at 15,000 to 20,000, describing it as "stagnant". Don't be blind to the number of confirmed diagnoses.
There were 245 new deaths reported, bringing the cumulative number of deaths in the fifth wave to 6,151, with a total of 6,364 deaths in the two years.
One of the deceased, a 55-year-old male, completed two doses of the new crown vaccine in November last year, and was confirmed by a rapid test at the end of February. By March 8, when he was admitted to the hospital for an X-ray, he was found to have pneumonia. At that time, his blood sugar was unstable and his kidney function was also poor. On March 15, the CT value of the deep throat saliva sample was 30, which means that the amount of virus was low. It was transferred to Lijing Building for rehabilitation. On March 21, it was found that the rescue was invalid.
▼ Residents leaving Hong Kong at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge port on March 22 wait for the test results▼
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Ou Jiarong: It's not good to be blind to numbers and still maintain a high level
Au Ka-wing pointed out that a total of 14,152 cases were confirmed today, including 4,296 nucleic acid tests and 9,856 positive cases for rapid tests. There are currently 1,063,279 cases in the fifth wave of the epidemic.
He pointed out that there are 10 imported cases today, of which 3 cases arrived in Hong Kong from Turkey on March 20 on flight TK083, 4 from Indonesia on CX796 on March 18, and one on March 21. The crew of flight CX2066 from Hong Kong, a passenger who arrived in Hong Kong on March 18 by TK083, and a passenger who arrived in Hong Kong by flight VN594 from Vietnam on March 19.
Regarding the recent epidemic situation that has remained below 15,000, Au Jiarong pointed out that the number of newly confirmed cases has hovered between 15,000 and 20,000 in recent days. Compared with last week and earlier, the level has indeed dropped, but the relevant figures are still higher than in the past. The figures at the peak of the two waves of the epidemic are 100 times higher, which is still quite high.
Ou continued to point out that he agreed to describe the recent epidemic as "stagnant". There seems to be no stable and continuous downward trend. The number of new diagnoses per million people per day is still at a high level compared with Western countries. It fell, but it started to improve.” The numbers stopped at at least 5 digits, and he still couldn’t say he was relaxed. “It’s not good to be blind to a number.” I hope to continue to use social distancing measures and vaccinations to further stabilize the epidemic.
▼The University of Hong Kong School of Medicine announced on March 22 that the fifth wave of the Omicron epidemic development simulation model was updated and estimated▼
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The deceased is a patient a week or two ago
A total of 6,151 deaths were reported in the fifth wave of the epidemic, with a crude case fatality rate of 0.58%. Au Jiarong said that there must be a lag in the number of deaths. Because the cases will worsen during the treatment period after being infected with the virus and after being admitted to the hospital, so between infection and death, there will be There is a distance of about one to two weeks, "and the number of deaths recorded at home may be the number of infections at least one or two weeks ago", so the reason for the high number of deaths is explained.
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong announced a study today, referring to the updated estimation of the simulation model for the development of the fifth wave of the Omicron epidemic. It is estimated that about 60% of the population, or 4.4 million people, have been infected. Infection figures have fallen back to triple digits.
Au Jiarong said that it is difficult to assess the trend of the epidemic in the future. The epidemic is currently hovering at a high level, and it is hoped that the number will drop as soon as possible. Therefore, the government hopes to cut off the chain of transmission and encourage testing through social distancing measures. It is hoped that cases and treatment can be found early to reduce the mortality rate , the goal is still "dynamic clearing".
He pointed out that there is a possibility of a rebound in the epidemic in Hong Kong, pointing out that the epidemic in Hong Kong stabilized in December last year, but it has rebounded again this year, and the epidemic is unstable, and we must always remain vigilant.
Man who had an organ transplant died of the virus in half a month
Li Liye, Chief Administrative Manager (Integrated Clinical Services) of the Hospital Authority, said that a total of 190 infected patients died yesterday, including 105 males and 85 females, aged between 42 and 107. Among them, 176 were elderly people over the age of 65.
Due to the lag in data, Li pointed out that 48 people died from March 7 to 20 and were not announced, including 17 males and 30 females, ranging in age from 62 to 102 years old.
Li Liye specifically mentioned that there were 5 younger patients who passed away. The youngest 42-year-old man had received all 3 injections of the epidemic. He suffered from severe heart disease and had undergone transplant operations.
He started to have a fever in early March and tested positive for the virus. He was admitted to Pok Oi Hospital on the morning of March 20 and developed fever and shortness of breath. He was not awake the night he was admitted to the hospital, and the rescue efforts were ineffective. He died in the early morning of yesterday.
Li said that he believes that the relationship between the case and the new crown virus is doubtful.
Another death case suspected to be related to the new crown virus, Li Liye pointed out, is the case of a 55-year-old male who died in November last year. He completed two doses of the new crown vaccine in November last year. He originally had high blood pressure and diabetes. He was diagnosed and went to the emergency room of Princess Margaret Hospital due to abdominal pain, arm headache and high blood sugar on March 8. Pneumonia was found during X-ray.
When he was admitted to the hospital, his blood sugar was unstable and his renal function was also poor. After his condition stabilized, the CT value of the deep throat saliva sample was 30. After his blood sugar was stabilized, he was transferred to Lijing Building for rehabilitation. .
He said all deaths would be referred to experts for analysis.
▼On March 21, the government announced that it would relax social distancing measures in stages. ▼
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Li continued to point out that another case involved a 54-year-old man who originally had cancer and also had a record of cerebral hemorrhage.
He has not been vaccinated against the new crown vaccine. He entered the emergency room of the United Hospital on the afternoon of March 6, and his self-rapid test was positive. He developed a fever and shortness of breath. X-rays showed pneumonia. After admission, the situation slowly deteriorated.
Two other inmates were involved. Li Liye said that a 56-year-old female inhabitant of a disabled institution was admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital with a fever for two days. She was found to have low blood pressure and pneumonia. She had been prescribed antibiotics and steroids, and her condition was stable. Later, she was transferred to the Hong Kong Infection Center on North Lantau Island, and her condition deteriorated. She had to be injected with high oxygen on March 17, and passed away yesterday. Another 60-year-old female resident of the hospital, with a background of hypertension and diabetes, was admitted to the hospital on March 20. In the hospital, he developed shortness of breath and pneumonia. He was given steroids and remdesivir. Later, he had to intubate his throat and received a cardiac injection, but his condition continued to deteriorate until he passed away yesterday afternoon.
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