Coronavirus: Hong Kong daily Covid numbers expected to hit five digits ‘in coming days’ but experts dismiss need for tighter curbs
- Government advisers say latest developments are expected, further tightening of social-distancing rules not required
- Health officials report 9,708 new infections, including 213 imported cases, on Sunday while 10 more deaths are recorded
Government advisers said the latest developments were “expected” and dismissed the need for further tightening of social-distancing rules, as the number of new cases hit 9,708 on Sunday, including 213 imported infections, the highest since March 26.
Ten more deaths were reported, bringing the number of Covid-related fatalities to 9,664. The city’s total Covid-19 tally now stands at 1,513,972.
Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Protection said the number of confirmed cases was rising at a faster rate, “possibly due to the increasing proportion of BA.5”.
She added: “A number exceeding 10,000 is expected in the coming days.”
Chuang said the proportion of BA.4 and BA.5 cases among infections reported on Thursday was 50.5 per cent, while that of BA.2, the dominant strain during the fifth wave, was 43 per cent.
“Now the predominant strain is already suspected to be BA.4 or BA.5 but we need to observe for a few more days to see the exact trend,” she noted, adding that fewer than 2 per cent of cases each day involved reinfection.