The government announced before the Chinese New Year that no quarantine orders will be issued to those infected with the new crown virus on the 30th of this month, and all those who test positive will not be required to report to the Center for Health Protection, and will not issue a press release to announce the epidemic figures. The website” announced the number of positive nucleic acid test samples, as well as the number of deaths reported by doctors and hospitals. The last epidemic news release of the Center for Health Protection before “returning to normal” stated that there were 3,283 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (29th), and the cumulative number of confirmed cases The total was 2,874,568, approaching the 3 million mark.
The number of confirmed cases dropped to 3,000 for two consecutive days, a drop of 5.66% compared to 3,480 yesterday (28th); 20 more patients died, and the seven-day average death toll further dropped to 30.7. It fell further to 1.191%, with a cumulative death toll of 13,333.
In addition, 2 new critical cases of children were confirmed, a 5-year-old boy is in hospital in Princess Margaret Hospital, and an 11-year-old girl is in Hong Kong Children's Hospital.
Summary of today's epidemic situation:
-An increase of 3,283 confirmed cases, an increase of 1.191% from yesterday.
- There were 111 imported cases, accounting for 3.38% of the total cases.
- 20 new deaths were added, the average death rate dropped slightly to 1.191% on the 7th, the overall death rate remained at 0.46%, and the cumulative death toll was 13,333.
-Cases appeared in 12 more institutions, including 13 residents.
- 2 newly confirmed critical cases of children, a 5-year-old boy is in hospital in Princess Margaret Hospital, and an 11-year-old girl is in Hong Kong Children's Hospital.
3172 local cases, 111 imported cases
The number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong has stabilized, with 3,283 confirmed cases recorded, a slight decrease of 197 cases (down 5.66%) compared with 3,480 cases yesterday (28th), of which 3,172 were local cases.
Imported cases fell to 111, rising to a triple-digit level for the second consecutive day, accounting for 3.38% of the overall case rate.
Among the newly imported cases, there were 7 positive nucleic acid tests (two confirmed and five asymptomatic cases) and 104 positive cases of rapid antigen test.
Of the samples received by the Public Health Laboratory Services Branch of the Department of Health for the verification of local cases, about 37.33% (7-day moving average) were related to the Omicron mutant virus strain BA.4/BA.5 substrain (including suspected cases) ).
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13 people were diagnosed in 12 institutions
In terms of new mutant viruses, no new imported or local cases were found.
As of 0:00 today, the Public Health Laboratory Service Office of the Department of Health has found a total of 227 cases of XBB (including 1 case of XBB.1.5), 6 cases of XBD, 8 cases of BA.2.75.2, and 7 cases of BA. 4.6, 14 cases of BF.7 and 40 cases of BQ.1.1 subtype.
As for local cases, a total of 198 cases of XBB (including 8 cases of XBB1.5), 18 cases of XBD, 1 case of BA.2.75.2, 46 cases of BF.7 and 218 cases of subfamily BQ.1.1 were found.
Today is a school holiday, so no new cases were reported.
As for residential institutions, 12 residential institutions have confirmed cases, and 13 residents have been diagnosed.
140 new patients and 8 critical patients in public hospitals
The Hospital Authority announced that the current overall occupancy rate of medical beds in acute hospitals is about 95%.
Yesterday, 2,019 confirmed patients were hospitalized in public hospitals.
Among the confirmed patients staying in the hospital, 140 newly confirmed patients, 922 need to be admitted to isolation facilities, 298 are receiving oxygen therapy, and 43 need ventilators to assist breathing.
The number of new hospital stays compared to the total number of hospital patients was 6.9%.
8 critical and 6 serious confirmed patients were newly reported. At present, a total of 93 critical and 89 serious confirmed patients are hospitalized, and 28 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 10.0%.
Of the 20 dead, 6 had no injections
As of 00:00 today, 20 new death cases were reported, involving 9 men and 11 women, aged between 61 and 96, and 7 of them came from institutions.
As for vaccination, 6 people have no injection data, 4 people have received 4 injections, 7 have received 3 injections, 2 have received 2 injections, and 1 has received 1 injection.
According to preliminary analysis, the causes of death of nine of the patients were related to COVID-19, while the causes of death of the remaining 11 patients were not.
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