(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) 38 new confirmed imported cases in Hong Kong were confirmed after three tests
China News Agency, Hong Kong, January 15 (Reporter Han Xingtong) The Health Protection Center of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on the 15th that there were 38 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, and the imported cases were tested for three times.
Of the 38 newly confirmed cases, 3 were imported cases.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that one of the confirmed patients was from Indonesia. The patient was tested twice during the compulsory quarantine period, and the result was negative. It was confirmed that he was tested again on the 19th day.
There are also 35 local cases, including 14 cases of unknown origin and 21 related cases.
Among the related cases, 4 belong to the Central Kowloon Route Tunnel Group, which has a total of 26 infections.
There were more than 40 preliminary confirmed cases that day.
Two new buildings were added because there were confirmed cases in two or more units, and all residents required mandatory testing. They were Xiaofeng Building, Fenghua Village, Chaiwan. Two units on different floors but in the same orientation were diagnosed, and Yau Ma Tei From No. 15 to No. 27A, Bi Street, 3 units have been diagnosed.
Hong Kong Hospital Authority (Hospital Authority) Chief Administrative Manager (Patient Safety and Risk Management) Ho Wanxia informed that as of 9 am, in the past 24 hours, the HA had reported 62 suspected cases.
In the past 24 hours, a total of 53 confirmed patients have recovered and been discharged. So far, a total of 8684 patients have recovered and been discharged.
There are still 539 confirmed patients staying in 25 public hospitals and AsiaWorld-Expo community treatment facilities. Among them, 41 are in critical condition, 31 are in serious condition, and the rest are in stable condition.
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