Hong Kong third wave: 69 new Covid-19 cases confirmed as another three elderly patients die
- Latest cases include two Indonesian domestic workers who are linked to another previously infected helper
- Three patients, aged 74 to 88, die from the coronavirus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 66
That came as Covid-19 killed another three elderly patients, bringing the city’s death toll to 66.
Of the latest infections, 65 were locally transmitted, including 32 that were connected to previous cases. They included a maintenance worker at Kwai Tsing Container Terminals, which have been linked to at least 17 infections. The employee was found to be infected after health authorities conducted testing there.
Two Indonesian domestic helpers who had stayed at a Tsuen Wan hostel with a previously infected maid were also among the cases.
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A family member of the person in charge of a dormitory in Cheung Hing Mansion, in Mong Kok, where another infected helper had stayed, was also confirmed with the disease. But the authorities were still looking for other domestic workers who had stayed there.