Hong Kong fourth wave: younger patients warned after Covid-19 kills previously healthy 42-year-old woman, as 95 new cases confirmed
- Woman had been feeling unwell since December 3 and was admitted to intensive care unit suffering from a fever, cough and shortness of breath last Sunday
- Among latest cases, 41 were untraceable – the most since the start of the fourth wave of infections in the middle of last month
A previously healthy 42-year-old woman has died from Covid-19, making her one of the youngest coronavirus fatalities in Hong Kong, as 95 new infections were confirmed on Sunday.
Among the latest cases, 41 were untraceable – the most since the start of the fourth wave of infections in the middle of last month – and three were imported. Around 70 people also tested preliminary-positive for the coronavirus.
Hong Kong has now recorded 7,541 confirmed infections, with 117 related deaths.
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The 42-year-old died on Saturday night after being admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s intensive care unit last Sunday suffering from a fever, cough and shortness of breath. The woman, who had been feeling unwell since December 3, was later confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus.
Her death came less than two weeks after a chronically ill 38-year-old man became the city’s youngest Covid-19 victim.