Hong Kong confirms 12th case of deadly coronavirus
- Latest confirmed patient understood to be 75-year-old man, and comes after the daughter of a virus-afflicted elderly couple was also confirmed as infected
- There have been 680 reports of cases fitting the reporting criteria for the illness, mostly involving city residents
Hong Kong confirmed its 11th and 12th cases of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus early on Friday as hospital chiefs revealed about 87 per cent of suspected cases reported in the city were locals.
The city has received 680 reports of cases fitting the reporting criteria, including those officially confirmed.
The newest confirmed patient was a 75-year-old man living in Hong Mei House, Cheung Hong Estate in Tsing Yi, according to the city’s government.
He developed a cough and shortness of breath on January 22, and was admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital two days later, where he now is in a stable condition, and being being treated in isolation.
His wife, daughter and son did not have symptoms, but were being quarantined in Lady MacLehose Holiday Village, authorities said.
The man had visited Shunde in Guangdong Province from December 30 to January 7, and took day trips to Macau from January 10 to 14.