Coronavirus: Hong Kong records 10 new cases, ending 17-day single-digit run, as testing scheme launched in Tai Po
- Three cases are untraceable and local, with seven imported
- Government urges vigilance and avoidance of all non-essential travel out of city
Hong Kong confirmed 10 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, ending a 17-day single-digit streak as health authorities launched a voluntary testing scheme for residents of Tai Po, where some cases had emerged in recent days.
The new figures pushed the city’s official tally to 5,374, with 107 related deaths.
Of the 10 fresh infections, three were untraceable local cases. The remaining seven patients had recent travel history: two returning from the Philippines; two others from France; and the rest from Indonesia, Serbia and Kenya.
One of the three local cases involved a 50-year-old man who lives at Hong Wo House of Po Nga Court in Tai Po. He works at Everbright Centre on Gloucester Road in Wan Chai and last reported for duty on Friday.
He was the ninth resident in Tai Po to be infected in seven days.
Another local patient was a 38-year-old woman, a foreign national, who lives at Crestmont Villa in Discovery Bay. She works at Champion Tower in Central and was last there on October 16.
The final local case was a 42-year-old woman who lives in Yuen Long’s Green Villa. Her husband was earlier confirmed to be infected. Her case was classified as untraceable because she told authorities she had no recent contact with her partner.
