(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong added 273 positive cases and 8 more people were infected in the hot pot restaurant group
China News Service, Hong Kong, May 10 (Reporter Han Xingtong) The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong has eased. The Center for Health Protection of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Department of Health held a briefing on the epidemic on the 10th and announced that as of 0:00 that day, 273 new positive cases of the new crown virus were added in Hong Kong. case.
A group outbreak occurred in a hot pot restaurant in Yuen Long a few days ago, but the center believes that the group has little impact on the overall trend of the epidemic.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said of the 273 new cases, 138 were positive for nucleic acid testing and 135 were positive for rapid testing.
Of the new cases, 27 are imported cases and the rest are local cases.
The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong has recorded more than 1.194 million cases so far, and the number of deaths has increased to 9,139.
In a hot pot restaurant in Yuen Long, which was hit by the epidemic recently, 8 more diners were infected, and a total of 20 positive cases were recorded in this group.
However, Zhang Zhujun believes that this group of cases only accounts for a small part of the overall cases, and it is believed that it will have little impact on the development of the epidemic.
Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA) Chief Administrative Manager (Patient Safety and Risk Management) Ho Yuen-xia announced that in the past 24 hours, 5 patients who tested positive in the HA have passed away, involving 3 males and 2 females, aged between 68 and 68 95 years old, 3 of them have not been vaccinated against the new crown.
There are currently 938 confirmed patients in hospital, with 2 in critical condition and 1 in critical condition in the past day.
(Finish)