The new crown pneumonia epidemic is stable. The Department of Health announced today (4th) that there were 3,286 new confirmed cases, which fell to the level of 3,000 for four consecutive days. Imported cases accounted for 272 cases, which was lower than yesterday, accounting for 8% of the total cases.
In addition, 8 more people died today.
The rate of confirmed cases infected with BA.4/BA.5 variant strains rose again, exceeding 90% for the first time.
Since today is the Double Ninth Festival, the school has not reported any cases, but there are confirmed cases in 3 residential homes, 4 residents were recruited, and 31 residents were listed as close contacts.
▼The arrival level of the airport on the first day of the implementation of the entry quarantine "0+3" on September 26▼
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The Department of Health announced today that there were 3,286 new confirmed cases, of which 3,014 were local cases.
The number of imported cases was 272, accounting for more than 8% of the total cases, of which 170 were confirmed at the airport, accounting for 62% of the total; among the remaining cases, 42 were found in quarantine centres or community testing centres on the first 3 days of arrival, while 60 were found in quarantine centres or community testing centres. Diagnosed on the 4th to 7th day of arrival in Hong Kong.
After the implementation of the "0+3" entry quarantine measures, the seven-day average confirmed cases continued to increase. Although the number of imported confirmed cases today was lower than yesterday's 343 cases, the seven-day average confirmed case rate remained at 4.15%, which was higher than the pre-implementation rate. One day (September 25) of 3.3%, an increase of about one percentage point.
▼On September 30, Li Xiayin announced that the restaurant will be relaxed to 12 people from October 6▼
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In addition, the rate of infection with BA.4/BA.5 variant strains rose again, breaking through 90% for the first time.
The Public Health Laboratory Services Department of the Department of Health received samples from September 25 to October 1 for verification testing of local cases, and Omicron variant virus strains BA.2.12.1 and BA.4/BA.5 (including suspected cases ) accounted for about 3.1% and 90.3% of the samples respectively.
The Hospital Authority announced that as of midnight this morning, a total of 1,651 confirmed patients were hospitalized for treatment, of which 174 were newly confirmed patients, accounting for 10.5%, a slight increase from yesterday.
The daily average of new admissions in the past seven days is 174, which has dropped by about half from the seven-day average of 355 on September 4.
There are currently 35 critical and 24 critical patients in hospital, 4 critical and 3 critical patients more than yesterday. Among them, 11 critical patients are receiving intensive treatment.
In terms of deaths, 8 new deaths have been added today, bringing the total number of deaths in Hong Kong to 10,184.
The seven-day average death toll was 7.1, with a mortality rate of 0.189%.
Of the 8 newly reported deaths, 2 males and 6 females were aged between 66 and 96.
Among the newly reported deceased patients, 3 were from institutions.
As for vaccinations, 4 people had no injections, 2 people had 3 injections, 1 had 2 injections, and 1 had 1 injection.
Since today is the Double Ninth Festival, the school has not reported any cases. However, there are also 9 schools with 9 classes that need to suspend classes, namely 6 kindergartens/child care centers, 2 primary schools and 1 middle school.
In terms of residential care homes, 3 new residential care homes for the elderly have reported cases, among which 4 residents were recruited and 31 residents were listed as close contacts.
Home for the Elderly
1, Pak Fook Elderly Home in North Point
2. Hiu Kwong (Tai Kok Tsui) Nursing Centre
3. Po Leung Kuk Tin Yan Nursing Home cum Senior Day Care Centre for the Elderly
▼On September 30, the vaccine pass will be reduced to 5 years old and apply on the first day▼
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