The epidemic situation in Hong Kong continues. Yesterday (20th) the number of confirmed cases was 7,736, and the number of cases dropped below 8,000.
Comparing last week (November 14th to November 20th) with the previous week (November 7th to November 13th) the number of confirmed cases, the number of deaths and other epidemic data, there were 11,968 more cases last week or a 30% increase on a weekly basis , with a total of 50,477 cases, making the cumulative number of infected cases exceed 2 million.
The number of new mutant viruses is on the rise, among which the number of local XBB and BQ.1.1 cases more than doubled to 50 and 64 respectively.
Last week, 73 patients died, 30.4% more than the previous week; however, the 7-day average death rate compared with the number of patients did not rise but fell by 0.02 percentage points to 0.13%.
The total number of hospital patients rose 14.8% to 2,291 last week, a two-month high.
▼On November 19, a 50-person Thai tour group came to Hong Kong to worship God▼
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There were a total of 50,477 confirmed cases last week, a substantial increase of 11,968 or 30% from the previous week's 38,509.
In terms of imported cases, the number of imported cases last week was 3,658, an increase of 13.8% over the previous week; the average ratio of imported cases on the 7th day of last week to the total cases was 7.39%, a slight decrease of 1.04 percentage points.
The two types of new cases of mutant virus doubled on a weekly basis
In terms of new variant viruses, as of 0:00 last Sunday (13th), among local cases, a total of 24 XBB, 15 XBD, 1 BA.2.75.2, 1 BF.7 and 31 BQ. 1.1 Subfamily cases.
Last week, the number of mutant viruses showed an upward trend. As of 00:00 this Sunday (20th), in terms of local cases, XBB and BQ.1.1 cases more than doubled to 50 and 64 respectively, and XBD cases increased by 1 The number of new cases of other mutated viruses remained unchanged.
▼On November 20, the Thai tour group took the cable car to Ngong Ping to worship the Giant Buddha▼
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The total number of hospitalized patients remained at 2,000 last week, and reached 2,423 yesterday, a two-month high. The average number of hospitalized patients on the 7th was 2,291, an increase of 14.8% from the previous week; and last week, the number of new hospitalized patients was between 200 and 300 Many cases hovered at the same level, increasing by 32.1% week-on-week.
The number of new critical and serious cases in a single day last week showed an upward trend, from hovering in the single digits to 16 in the previous week, to breaking through 20 in a single day last week, with a maximum of 22 critical or serious cases.
As for the 7-day average of the number of new hospital stays compared to the total number of hospital patients last week, it was 13.9%, a weekly increase of 1.89 percentage points.
In terms of death cases, a total of 73 patients died last week, 17 or 30.4% more than the previous week, and the average death toll on the 7th was 10.
A total of 10,599 people died in Hong Kong.
▼On November 20, the Thai tour group took the cable car to Ngong Ping to worship the Giant Buddha▼
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