HONG KONG – Hong Kong today logged a total of 32,430 COVID-19 cases and 190 COVID-related deaths, with health officials warning that the special administrative region's novel coronavirus situation remains severe and people should not let their guard down.
Of the new cases, 13,335 were confirmed through PCR tests, while 19,095 were positive quick-test results reported through the government’s online platform.
All but three cases were locally acquired.
A total of 190 COVID-19 patients – aged between 39 and 105 – died in the past 24 hours, with the majority of them being elderly people aged 65 or above.
Among those who passed away, 124 were unvaccinated, 46 took one jab, while 20 received two doses.
Authorities also reported 74 more COVID-linked deaths between February 27 and March 11, which had not been announced before.
The Centre for Health Protection’s Albert Au said while the daily COVID-19 figure has hovered around 30,000 cases in the past few days, people should not get the wrong impression that the virus situation is now under control.
“Once we let our guard down, it’s possible that [the number of infections] will bounce back and rise again. We’ve seen such situations during overseas outbreaks, where the virus situation could go back up again after it becomes more stable,” he warned.
Macau's COVID-19 tally remained at 82 today, according to official data. Only three of the patients were still undergoing treatment. No COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in Macau, which confirmed its first COVID-19 case in January 2020.
– RTHK, MPD
