Entering the Year of the Rabbit, Hong Kong is finally on its way back to normal after three years of being hit by the novel coronavirus, and social activities have returned to their usual frequency.
Looking back at last week (January 15-22), the epidemic situation dropped significantly, and a total of 26,387 local and imported cases were recorded, which was more than half of the 61,777 cases in the previous week (January 9-15). 57.3%.
The average number of patients staying in hospital last week was 3,340, a decrease of 23.9% week-on-week.
As for the death cases, 305 patients died last week, 166 fewer than the previous week; the seven-day average death rate compared with the number of patients increased from 0.762% last week to 1.158%.
▼January 21st, at Wong Tai Sin Temple’s Faithful Hour (23:00), the first to burn incense on the head▼
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6 more local cases of Omicron subtype XBB.1.5
There were 26,387 confirmed cases last week, a drop of more than half from the previous week's 61,777.
Among them, the number of imported cases last week was 695, a decrease of 993 from 1,688 in the previous week, a drop of 58.8%. The average ratio of imported cases on the 7th of last week was 2.23% of the total cases, a weekly decrease of 0.49 percentage points.
Last week, the number of variant virus Omicron subtypes showed an upward trend. In terms of imported cases, XBB and BF.7 cases increased by 1 each, and BQ.1.1 subtype cases increased by 2.
As of 0:00 this Sunday (22nd), a total of 227 cases of XBB, 1 case of XBB.1.5, 6 cases of XBD, 8 cases of BA.2.75.2, 7 cases of BA.4.6, 14 cases of BF.7 and 40 cases of BQ.1.1 subfamily.
In terms of local cases, XBB increased by 8.89% to 196 cases; XBB.1.5 virus, which first appeared locally a week ago, increased by 6 cases, making a total of 8 cases; BQ1.1 increased by 2.38% to 215 cases, and BF.7 increased by 19.4% to 43 cases, as for the cases of other virus strains remain unchanged.
The average number of admissions has been reduced by nearly 40%, and the number of new critically ill patients has also been reduced by 40%.
In terms of the number of hospitalized patients, the 7-day average as of yesterday was 3,340, a decrease of 23.9% compared to the previous week. By last Sunday, the average number of newly admitted patients had gradually dropped to 221, a decrease of 37.6% week-on-week.
At least 316 people were admitted to the hospital on a single day a week, and at least 172 people were admitted to the hospital on a single day this week.
▼January 21st, the restaurant was full for the New Year’s Eve dinner▼
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Last week, the number of new critical and serious cases in a single day showed a downward trend. The average number of cases on the 7th of last week was 28, a weekly decrease of 36.4%. The total number of new critical cases in a single day fell to 21.
The average number of critically ill patients last week was 316, a drop of 21.4% from the previous week.
Among them, 27 people were receiving intensive treatment last week, a drop of 44.9% from the previous week.
On average, about 44 people died every day last week
In terms of death cases, a total of 305 patients died last week, 166 fewer than the previous week, a drop of 35.2%. The average number of deaths in 7 days was 43.6. A total of 13,118 people died in Hong Kong, and the single-day mortality rate exceeded 1% yesterday. , reached 1.352%, an eight-month high; the 7-day average death rate rose from 0.762% the previous week to 1.158% last week.
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1.22｜An increase of 2,737 confirmed cases, an increase of 37 deaths, and an increase of 12 cases occurred in institutions. The chief expert on disease control Wu Zunyou talked about the Spring Festival epidemic: the possibility of a second wave of epidemics is very small. The isolation order is withdrawn｜The number of cases may increase Lu Chongmao pointed out Affordable medical care: Facing the epidemic on a regular basis Li Jiachao hopes that customs clearance will always be a good thing without flaws and believes that the chance of the epidemic counterattack is low Xi Jinping: The epidemic prevention and control has entered a new stage and is still struggling. Failure: Customs clearance must be the top priority