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HONG KONG – The cumulative death toll in the latest Omicron outbreak in Hong Kong surged past 5,000 today as the total caseload crossed the milestone of one million.For the day, the number of new COVID-19 cases dropped further to 20,082 – 7,966 of which were confirmed by PCR tests while 12,116 were reported by people who tested positive using rapid test kits.Officials said 206 COVID-19 patients died at public hospitals over the past day.One of those who died was a 25-year-old patient with

Same block hit by fire last yearA fire which erupted in a flat in the Kong Fok Cheong Garden residential estate in Areia Preta district last night was brought under control within 30 minutes, Leong Iok Sam, the commissioner of the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said at the scene.The fire broke out on the 10th floor of Block 4 of the estate next to Areia Preta Park. The bureau later announced that the cause of the fire could be a malfunctioning air conditioner.He pointed out that the fire did not