Coronavirus: Hongkonger living in public housing at centre of infection cluster confirmed as infected
- Next-door neighbour of first infected resident of Luk Chuen House at Lek Yuen Estate in Sha Tin becomes city’s 1,109th Covid-19 case
- The 33-year-old man was admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital on June 4 with fever
A Hongkonger from public housing at the centre of a coronavirus cluster was confirmed as infected on Saturday, taking the infection tally there to nine and the city’s Covid-19 total to 1,109.
A top health expert said the latest infection was suspected to be from airborne transmission, but a government official said they would not at this stage evacuate more residents from Luk Chuen House at Lek Yuen Estate in Sha Tin.
The man’s saliva, nasal and stool samples came back negative for the coronavirus, but a bronchoscopy test returned positive.
He is the next-door neighbour of the 34-year-old woman, of room 812, who was the first to be confirmed as infected in the building.
Health officials revealed the man lived with his two brothers and mother and rarely went out. During the quarantine period, the two brothers developed a fever but recovered without infection, while the mother was unaffected.
The three members of the 33-year-old's family remain at the quarantine centre.
