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Epidemic | 22-month-old baby girl infected with the virus died at noon, 35-month-old baby boy diagnosed with cramps and hospitalized in ICU

2022-08-01T09:28:53.921Z


The new crown virus epidemic in Hong Kong continues. The Hospital Authority said today (1st) that the 22-month-old baby girl who was diagnosed last Thursday was passed away at 12:56 noon today. Lau Jia, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards), HA


The new crown virus epidemic in Hong Kong continues. The Hospital Authority said today (1st) that the 22-month-old baby girl who was diagnosed last Thursday was passed away at 12:56 noon today.

The Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority, Lau Ka-hsien, said that he was saddened by his passing. The bureau has extended its deepest condolences to the family. The hospital will provide full assistance to the family. .


Another 35-month-old boy infected with the virus is in the Pediatric Intensive Care Department. He developed a fever last Friday and suffered multiple cramps during the period. After taking the medicine, the fever began to subside. The current condition is stable, and the brain scan results showed that it was normal. Will continue to observe its situation.

Liu Jiaxian called on parents to get injections as soon as possible to protect their young children


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Death girl case handed over to coroner for follow-up

Hospital Authority Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) Lau Ka Hian pointed out that due to the continued deterioration of the situation, the 22-month-old baby girl who was confirmed to be confirmed dead at 12:56 noon today, will be included in the death toll to be announced tomorrow. .

The Hospital Authority stated that it is saddened by the passing of the baby girl, and has extended its deep condolences to the family. The hospital will provide full assistance to the family.

He mentioned that he knew that the public was concerned about the case, but the case would be handed over to the coroner for follow-up, so it was inconvenient to disclose the details.

Suspected encephalopathy

According to the information, the HA confirmed the condition last Thursday (28th), and revealed that he had fever and convulsions. He was in critical condition and suspected of having brain lesions. He has been hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (CICU) of Eastern District Hospital.

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said on Saturday (30th) that according to genetic analysis, the baby girl is expected to be infected with the fifth wave of the Omicron BA.2.2 sub-strain in Hong Kong.

The recently announced 22-month-old baby girl who was diagnosed was passed away at 12:56 noon today.

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Infected baby boy admitted to hospital with 6 more cramps, now in stable condition

Liu Jiaxian said that another 35-month-old boy infected with the virus needs to be admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

The baby boy developed a fever last Friday (29th) and then went to a private hospital for treatment. A nucleic acid test was performed the next day, and the CT value was 20.7, indicating a high amount of virus.

Because the baby boy had cramps, he was transferred to the emergency department of Renji Hospital. During the period, the cramps occurred six times after being transferred to the ward, and stopped after intravenous injection of drugs. After that, the nucleic acid test was performed again. The result was positive, and his CT value was was 22.6, and was transferred to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for hospitalization.

The boy's fever began to subside after taking the medicine, and the brain scan showed normal results. He is currently in stable condition.

For the sake of safety, the hospital continued to arrange for him to stay in the Pediatric Intensive Treatment Department and continue to observe.

Urge children to vaccinate as soon as possible or family members to vaccinate themselves

Liu Jiaxian reiterated that if children are suitable for vaccination, parents should take them there for vaccination as soon as possible.

If you do not reach the age for injections, people around you should get injections as soon as possible to protect your children.

The Hospital Authority announced today that a total of 1,525 confirmed patients are currently hospitalized, and 5 critical and 3 critical patients were added last night, bringing the cumulative number of critical and critical patients to 24 and 1 respectively.

In terms of death cases, six more cases were reported, involving four men and two women, aged between 52 and 84.

▼On July 25, those returning to Hong Kong at the airport are waiting to take a special bus to the quarantine hotel▼


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▼On July 25, the government announced the launch of a taxi plan for designated quarantine hotels▼


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Source: hk1

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