The Department of Health announced at a press conference today (27th) that an additional 151 new coronary pneumonia deaths were reported in the past day, the first rebound after four consecutive days of decline. The cumulative death toll since the fifth wave of the epidemic has reached 7,039, including 4,193 males And 2,846 women, the case fatality rate reached a new high of 0.63%.
A total of 7,252 patients died over two years.
The Hospital Authority explained five deaths of patients aged 60 or below, including a 57-year-old male foreigner who had no record of vaccination and suffered from high blood pressure and diabetes. Abdominal pain and weakness of limbs, but no symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, test showed positive for the new coronavirus, pneumonia was found after X-ray, and transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for hospitalization two days later, the condition was relatively stable, no need to deliver oxygen; but until the 26th Sudden cardiac arrest, rescue was ineffective, and died at 5 am on the same day.
A total of 8 infected children died, the youngest was 11 months old
In the fifth wave of the epidemic, the age of death cases ranged from 11 months to 112 years, with a median age of 86 years, including 8 paediatric patients, 273 persons aged 18 to 59 years, and 6,755 persons aged 60 or above, among whom 4,998 were 80 years old or over; the number of deaths was 60 years old or over, accounting for 96% of the total deaths, and chronically ill patients accounted for 89% of all cases.
Au Ka-wing (left), chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, announced that 151 more patients had died. Li Liye (right), Chief Administrative Manager (Integrated Clinical Services) of the Hospital Authority, revealed that a foreign man was among the dead.
According to the data reported by the forensic mortuary, 89% of the deaths yesterday did not receive or only received one dose of the vaccine; and the fatality rate for those who received no or only one injection accounted for 1.87% of the total, which was higher than that of those who received two or only one injection. The above case fatality rate (0.1%) is 19 times higher.
The fatality rate for people aged 80 or older who had not been vaccinated or had only received one dose was 11.83%, which was four times higher than the 3% fatality rate among those who had received two or more doses.
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As of 00:00 on the 27th, 130 patients who tested positive for the new coronavirus had died in the past 24 hours, including 78 males and 52 females, aged between 57 and 108, and 5 of them died younger. The cases are:
The first case involved a 59-year-old man with no record of injections. He suffered from high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. Due to shortness of breath and cough, he went to the Accident and Emergency Department of Nethersole Eastern Hospital and was found to have symptoms of pneumonia.
After admission, his renal function deteriorated, and the potassium level in his body remained high. He had received hemodialysis and was prescribed antibiotics, steroids, remdesivir and other drugs. However, he was later admitted to the intensive care unit and had to inhale high-concentration oxygen, but he still had gas. In order to promote the situation, he finally passed away in the early morning of March 26.
The second case involved a 60-year-old woman with high blood pressure and cancer. She had a positive rapid antigen test result on March 10. She developed shortness of breath and cough. After X-ray, she was found to have pneumonia. After admission, antibiotics were provided. , steroids, remdesivir and high concentrations of oxygen, followed by respiratory failure; died at 4:00 a.m. on the 26th.
The third case involved a 57-year-old male foreigner with no record of injections. He had high blood pressure and diabetes. He went to the Accident and Emergency Department of Guanghua Hospital on the 21st. He developed abdominal pain and limb weakness, and had no symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection. Both the antigen test and nucleic acid test were positive for the new coronavirus, and pneumonia was found after taking X-rays; he was transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for hospitalization on the 23rd, and the condition was relatively stable, and he did not need to deliver oxygen; but on the 26th, he suddenly suffered cardiac shock, and the rescue was ineffective. In the early morning of the same day Died at 5.
The fourth case involved a 60-year-old man who had no record of injections and had terminal cancer. He went to the emergency room of Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment on the morning of the 26th. He was certified dead and died at 7 am on the same day.
The fifth case involves a 57-year-old male who has no record of injections. He has been living in a hospital in the past. He went to the emergency department of Princess Margaret Hospital for consultation on the 25th. The rapid antigen test result was positive, and he developed symptoms of shortness of breath and low blood pressure. , died at 9:10 on the 26th.
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Li Liye, the general administrative manager of the Hospital Authority, explained the case of a 57-year-old male foreigner. He pointed out that the symptoms of the deceased when he arrived at the A&E Department of Guanghua Hospital were not obvious symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection (only abdominal pain and general weakness), and he was transferred to the hospital. Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in stable condition, so it is not certain whether his cardiac shock was related to the infection with new coronary pneumonia.
He appealed to the elderly or children, such as shortness of breath, persistent high fever, cramps, hypoxia, blue face and lips, should regularly measure body temperature or blood oxygen content and seek medical attention as soon as possible.
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