The epidemic situation has further declined. Today (24th) there were 1,987 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong. After half a year, the number of cases dropped to 1,000 again, which is 284 cases or 12.51% less than yesterday (23rd).
In terms of residential institutions, 24 residential institutions have confirmed cases, among which 33 residents and 2 staff have been diagnosed.
In addition, 36 more patients died, the seven-day average death toll continued to fall to 42.0, and the seven-day average death rate rose to 1.330%.
Summary of today's epidemic situation:
-An increase of 1,987 confirmed cases, a decrease of 12.51% from yesterday.
- There were 37 imported cases, accounting for 1.86% of the total cases.
- There were 36 new deaths, the 7-day average death rate rose to 1.330%, the overall death rate remained at 0.46%, and the cumulative death toll was 13,203.
-Cases appeared in 24 more homes, including 33 residents and 2 staff.
The number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong continued to decline, with 1,987 confirmed cases recorded. The last time the number of cases fell below 2,000 was in early July last year. It has been half a year since then, and it has dropped another 12.51% from yesterday. Among them, local cases accounted for 1,950 cases.
Imported cases fell to 37
The number of imported cases fell to more than 30, recording 37 cases, falling back to the double-digit level for the 5th consecutive day, accounting for 1.86% of the overall case rate.
Among the newly imported cases, 5 were positive for nucleic acid tests (3 confirmed and 2 asymptomatic cases) and 32 were positive for rapid antigen tests.
Of the samples received by the Public Health Laboratory Services Branch of the Department of Health for verification tests on local cases, about 36.98% (7-day moving average) were related to the Omicron mutant virus strain BA.4/BA.5 substrain (including suspected cases) ).
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24 institutions have confirmed cases
In terms of new mutant viruses, no new imported or local cases were found.
As of 00:00 today, the Public Health Laboratory Service Office of the Department of Health has found a total of 227 cases of XBB (including one case of XBB.1.5), six cases of XBD, eight cases of BA.2.75.2, and seven cases of BA.4.6 among the imported cases in Hong Kong , 14 BF.7 and 40 BQ.1.1 subtype cases.
As for local cases, a total of 196 cases of XBB (including 8 cases of XBB1.5), 18 cases of XBD, 1 case of BA.2.75.2, 43 cases of BF.7 and 215 cases of subfamily BQ.1.1 were found.
Today is a school holiday, so no new cases were reported.
As for residential institutions, 24 residential institutions had confirmed cases, among which 33 residents and 2 staff members were diagnosed. Among them, a total of 7 residents of the Christian Meihuan Wise Home in Yuen Long were diagnosed.
130 critical and 132 serious 25 were admitted to ICU
The Hospital Authority announced that the current overall occupancy rate of medical beds in acute hospitals is about 88%.
Yesterday, 2,511 confirmed patients were hospitalized in public hospitals.
Among the confirmed patients in hospital, 185 were newly confirmed patients, 1,236 needed to be admitted to isolation facilities, 380 were receiving oxygen therapy, and 49 needed ventilators to assist breathing.
The number of new hospital stays compared to the total number of hospital patients was 7.4%.
11 critical and 14 serious confirmed patients were newly reported. At present, a total of 130 critical and 132 serious confirmed patients are hospitalized, and 25 critical patients are receiving intensive treatment.
The total number of new critical illnesses in a single day compared with the total number of new hospitalized patients was 13.5%.
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