Epidemic ｜ Newly diagnosed cases fell below 7,000 Zhang Zhujun said that the epidemic in the hospital was not under control

There were fewer than 10,000 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Hong Kong for the fifth consecutive day. Today (30th), there were 6,981 new confirmed cases, which fell below the 7,000 mark for the first time after falling from the peak.

There were no new outbreaks in residential buildings today, but in the residential homes where people have been infected, about 100 more residents were diagnosed, but it was lower than the over 100 cases yesterday. It means that the outbreak of the outbreak in the hospital is still not under control.

The Hospital Authority also reported 135 more deaths, bringing the number of deaths in the fifth wave to 7,493, and the fatality rate rose to a new high of 0.66%.

The Centre for Health Protection stated that there are still a large number of people in Hong Kong who are not infected with the virus, and calls on those who have not received the injection or who have not received all three injections to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

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There were 6,981 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, including 2,994 positive nucleic acid test cases, of which 5 were imported cases, and 3,987 positive rapid antigen test cases were reported. The cumulative number of cases in the fifth wave increased to over 1.138 million cases.

There were no new cases or outbreaks in residential care homes yesterday, but there were more than 100 new cases in the residential care homes that have been reported, a decrease from earlier.

In terms of deaths, 135 new cases were reported by the HA, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the fifth wave to 7,493, aged between 11 months and 112 years.

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that although the overall number has dropped slightly, according to the predictions of the two universities, a large number of patients may be infected during this period, and a large number of people are not infected. get vaccinated as soon as possible.

Male drug abuser who died of blood loss due to hemangioma had quick test positive

Ho Wan-xia, Chief Administrative Manager (Patient Safety and Risk Management) of the Hospital Authority, added that as of 0:00 today, 117 patients who tested positive for the new coronavirus had passed away in the past 24 hours, aged between 41 and 105, of whom 57 were From the institutions, 63 people have not received injections, and 34 people, 19 people and 1 people have received the first injection, the second injection and the third injection respectively. Among them, 111 people are elderly people aged 65 or above.

Due to the lag in data, 18 people, aged 47 to 97, died between February 25 and March 28 unannounced.

In terms of young patients, a 41-year-old man with a history of drug abuse with a syringe had a pseudoaneurysm near the thigh. He was admitted to the hospital on March 28 due to hemangioma bleeding, but died of excessive blood loss. He also died on March 3. On March 13, a rapid test was found to be positive, and He Wanxia pointed out that the cause of death may not be related to the new crown pneumonia.

Another 52-year-old male patient who suffered from renal failure, various endocrine gland disorders and also suffered from acute hemorrhagic stroke passed away.

In addition, a 45-year-old and a 58-year-old diagnosed with cancer passed away.

One-year-old boy died in a coma, tests negative

In addition, a boy in Cheung Sha Wan fell into a coma after having a fever for three days.

He Wanxia said that the 12-month-old boy fell into a coma at about 8 am this morning and was sent to the Accident and Emergency Department of Caritas Hospital for emergency treatment.

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