The fourth wave of confirmed cases of the epidemic continues to be high. The Director of Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP), Mr. Cheung Chuk-kwan, announced today (11) 86 new confirmed cases, including 5 imported cases, 37 cases of unknown local origin and 44 related cases, including 2 additional cases in the group of singing and dancing; 2 more people in the group of construction site of LOHAS Park Phase 9 in Tseung Kwan O; 5 confirmed cases in the Shatin branch of YATA Department Store; 2 more people in the quarantine facility of AsiaWorld-Expo; and 1 more staff in the construction site of Lam Tin Tunnel in Tseung Kwan O. 2 more people were infected at the quarantine facility; 1 more staff was confirmed at the Lam Tin Tunnel site in Tseung Kwan O. The total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong is 7,378.
In addition, the outbreak spread further in Block 6 of Regent Garden in Kowloon Bay, with one more confirmed case in Block 6, and 8 out of 22 environmental samples taken in Block 6, including floor, drainage, and toilet exhaust.
Hospital Authority Chief Executive Manager (Patient Safety and Risk Management) Ho Yuen-ha announced that a 59-year-old female patient of Queen Mary Hospital, yesterday (10) due to fever and headache to the hospital’s emergency department for treatment, she was first sent to the medical surveillance ward for deep throat sample test, the results were not confirmed at the time, so the hospital transferred it to a general ward. However, the hospital was later notified by the Center for Health Protection that the patient’s specimen left at the general outpatient clinic on December 8 was classified as a preliminary case.
The patient was then placed in an isolation ward where she was tested for the virus and the diagnosis was confirmed. Six patients in the same ward were classified as close contacts, five of whom were isolated and one was discharged and will be followed up by the Department of Health. All hospital staff are wearing protective gear and do not need to be quarantined.
In addition, a nurse in the intensive care unit of Kwong Wah Hospital was found to have shifted her respirator after bathing a confirmed patient, and was assessed and classified as a close contact, requiring virus testing and quarantine.
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