Coronavirus: Hong Kong records 51 new cases, bringing the city’s tally to 765 with six-week-old baby as the youngest local patient
- Infant believed to have contracted the virus at a baby shower, where he came into contact with someone later confirmed as infected
- Pilot, beautician and soccer coach also among newly diagnosed patients
A six-week-old boy has become the youngest person to test positive for Covid-19 in Hong Kong, as the local tally of infections hit 765.
Also among the 51 new cases confirmed on Wednesday were a pilot, a flight attendant, a beautician and an immigration officer, according to health officials, as well as a taxi driver, a private chauffeur and a soccer coach.
Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the communicable disease branch of the Centre for Health Protection, said the infant was believed to have been infected during a baby shower on March 30, when he came into contact with someone later confirmed as infected.
“The person might have held him, thereby infecting him,” she said, adding that officials were tracing others who had come into contact with the baby.
Dr Lau Ka-hin, chief manager of quality and standards at the Hospital Authority, said the boy, who was being treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, had developed a fever of up to 38 degrees Celsius, but was in a stable condition. His parents had tested negative.