Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, August 9th (Reporter Liu Mingyang) The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government introduced on the afternoon of the 9th that as of 0:00 on the 9th, there were 72 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong, of which 63 were locally infected and imported 9 cases of sex. A total of 4,079 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia have been reported in Hong Kong.
According to Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, of the newly added local infections that day, 24 cases could not be found at the source of the infection, and 39 cases were related to previous related infection groups.
According to Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, as of 9 a.m. that day, in the past 24 hours, 4 newly diagnosed patients with new coronary pneumonia had passed away and a total of 51 people died; 92 confirmed patients have recovered and been discharged so far. A total of 2,847 patients have been discharged; there are still 1041 confirmed patients staying in the hospital, of which 41 are in critical condition, 59 are in serious condition, and the rest of the patients are in stable condition; the utilization rate of negative pressure beds in Hong Kong is about 64%. The utilization rate is about 71%.
In addition, according to the Labour Department of the Special Administrative Region Government, a free new crown virus testing service will be arranged for all foreign domestic helpers staying in the accommodation facilities of employment agencies from the 9th.