The single-day number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong continued to hover at four digits. The CHP pointed out that the trend has dropped since the 8th of this month, and the number of cases in residential care homes has also decreased with the situation in the community. It is believed that the peak of the epidemic has passed, but it is admitted that the fifth wave of the epidemic can still be “Zero”, but currently “may not be able to do it”. Nearly 94% of Hong Kong’s population has been vaccinated with at least one dose of the new crown vaccine. Au Ka-wing appeals to citizens who have not been vaccinated to seize the current “golden opportunity” to get vaccinated.
There were 5,990 new confirmed cases in a single day yesterday, including 163 imported cases, a slight rebound from the previous day. Au Ka-wing, chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said that the “7-day moving average” has gradually decreased from 10,900 cases on the 8th of this month to 6,731 cases yesterday. The peak has passed, and figures such as the virus load and the number of hospital admissions, also known as sewage monitoring, have turned downward. He expects that the decline will continue but not very quickly, and he admitted that Hong Kong might still achieve zero confirmed cases before the fifth wave of the epidemic, “but Yijia may not be able to do it.”
Lu Chongmao: The vaccination rate of Hong Kong people has increased and decreased the mortality rate of severe cases
According to the latest analysis by the Centre for Health Protection, the proportion of Omicron BA.5 cases is 78.36%. Ou Jiarong pointed out that it has reached a very high level and has almost reached the peak. Citing foreign experience, it is said that when the BA.5 ratio reaches 80%, the number of confirmed cases in the community will gradually decline. Therefore, We appeal to the public who have not yet completed the vaccination to seize the time and this “golden opportunity” to get injections so that society can return to normal. The Director of Medical and Health, Lu Chongmao, said yesterday that there has been a major change since the outbreak of the Omicron epidemic at the beginning of the year. The overall vaccination rate of Hong Kong people has increased, which has resulted in a lower rate of severe illness and death than at the beginning of the year.
Some non-emergency services in public hospitals are still suspended due to the development of the epidemic. Ho Wan-xia, the chief administrative manager of the HA, pointed out that with the decrease in the number of confirmed cases in recent days, he is working on adjusting hospital services, including the transfer of some reserved beds to take care of other non-COVID-19 patients, and the gradual resumption of non-emergency services. .
17 more deaths
As for schools, there were 746 positive cases of teachers and students yesterday, and 21 schools each had to suspend face-to-face teaching for one week. A total of 7 residents in 7 more institutions were infected with the virus, and 28 residents were listed as close contacts. Au Jiarong said that the total number of residential cases in the past 7 days has dropped compared with the previous two weeks, which is expected to be related to the decrease in community cases. The Hospital Authority announced that 17 more patients between the ages of 55 and 99 had passed away, bringing the total number of deaths in the fifth wave of the epidemic to 9,721.
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