Hong Kong reports highest number of daily Covid cases in 5 months

Published Sun, Aug 28, 2022 · 05:48 PM
    • Hong Kong is expecting the number of daily infections to rise to 10,000.
    • Hong Kong is expecting the number of daily infections to rise to 10,000. PHOTO: REUTERS

    HONG Kong reported a total of 9,708 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday (Aug 28), the highest daily tally in 5 months.

    The case count included 213 imported cases, health officials said at a briefing on Sunday. There were 10 new Covid patients in critical condition and 10 new virus-related deaths.

    The number of daily infections is expected to rise to 10,000, the Health Department’s Chuang Shuk-kwan said. The dominant strain is already expected to be BA.4 or BA.5 but “we still need to observe for 1 or a few more days to see that trend”, she said.

    The new total number of daily infections was the highest since Mar 25, Bloomberg calculations showed. BLOOMBERG

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