Coronavirus Hong Kong: hospitals experience uptick in Covid-related admissions as city logs more than 1,900 cases
- Health official says number of hospital patients admitted with mild coronavirus symptoms has ‘increased slightly’, but severe cases remain stable
- City records 1,917 cases, comprising 1,799 local and 118 imported infections, and no additional deaths
Hong Kong hospitals have experienced a slight uptick in coronavirus-related admissions but the number of serious cases is stable, a health official has said, with the daily infection tally remaining in the four-digit range for the 12th day in a row.
The city on Sunday recorded 1,917 coronavirus cases, comprising 1,799 local and 118 imported infections. The figure marked an increase from Saturday’s total of 1,794. No additional virus-related deaths were reported.
Hong Kong’s overall Covid-19 tally stands at 1,237,623 cases and 9,398 fatalities.
Health officials also revealed that 601 people were currently in hospital as a result of contracting the virus, up from 558 on Saturday.
“The number of patients with mild symptoms has increased slightly, but the number of those who need intensive care or are in critical condition has not surged. The number remains at a stable level,” said Dr Sara Ho Yuen-ha, chief manager of patient safety and risk management at the Hospital Authority.