The number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong exceeded 5,000 for 4 consecutive days, reaching 5,564 today (16th), including 385 imported cases and 5 more deaths.
Imported cases accounted for 6.92% of the total cases; the average mortality rate on the 7th was 0.153%; the cumulative mortality rate of the epidemic over the past two years was 0.56%.
Summary of today's epidemic situation:
-5,564 confirmed cases, a slight increase of 2.58% compared with yesterday, -385
imported cases, accounting for 6.92% of the total cases, an increase of 23.39% compared with yesterday (15th)
-5 new deaths, the average death rate of 7 days Slightly increased to 0.153%%, the cumulative death toll was 10,273
- there was no increase in the closely related BQ.1.1 sub-lineage cases, maintaining a total of 5 cases; XBB cases also did not increase, maintaining a total of 55 cases
- an increase of 18 patients in critical or critical condition in a single day Seriously, the total number of new critical illnesses in a single day rose to 7.5% compared with the total number of newly hospitalized patients, a new high in the past month
Overview of yesterday's epidemic:
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10.15｜BQ.1.1 4 new cases were added, the average death rate dropped, and the single-day new critical illness rate continued to rise
The immediate effective reproduction rate in Hong Kong rose to 1.3073 on October 15, that is, one patient can infect more than one person.
(Photo of HKU Faculty of Medicine)
▼October 15th Airport Authority Job Fair▼
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An additional 5,564 confirmed cases were imported, accounting for 7%, with a total of 65 cases of new mutant virus strains
[16:41] The Centre for Health Protection announced today (16th) the latest situation of novel coronavirus disease cases.
There were 5,564 new confirmed cases, including 385 imported cases, and 5 more deaths.
The number of cases exceeded 5,000 for four consecutive days.
A total of 55, 4, 1 and 5 sublineage cases of XBB, BA.2.75.2, BA.4.6 and BQ.1.1 were found recently.
In addition, samples related to Omicron variant strains BA.2.12.1 and BA.4/BA.5 (including suspected cases) accounted for about 1.1% and 93.3% respectively (seven-day moving average ratio).
Chen Jialiang expects an increase in the number of confirmed cases caused by a new variant of the virus, but severe deaths may not necessarily increase
[12:55] A number of government departments this morning (16th) went to Block 8, Langcheng Bay, Tai Kok Tsui, which was included in the mandatory testing announcement earlier, to check the test certificates of the people under test.
A total of about 216 people were checked during the operation, of which 6 were found to have failed to comply with the mandatory testing notice and were issued with mandatory testing orders. The government also issued a fixed penalty notice of $10,000 to them.
The operation was carried out by the Civil Service Bureau in conjunction with the Mong Kok District and the Department of Health, starting at about 8:30 a.m. and ending at about 11:30 a.m.
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▼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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