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| After the baby's death, government experts recommended that kids as young as 6 months can be given Covid jabs |
A 22-month-old girl who was stricken with Covid-19 died at about noon today, according to Hospital Authority’s Dr Lau Ka-hin.
The baby had been in critical condition at
She was found with brain lesions and had to be intubated on admission, but her condition continued to worsen.
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Lau said her case had been forwarded to the coroner for further investigation. He expressed sympathy to the girl’s family, and said the HA would provide them support and assistance if needed.
He also said six Covid patients comprising four men and two women had died, aged between 52 and 84. They took the death toll from the fifth wave to 9,296.
Five died yesterday, while the sixth, a 52-year-old man, had died after being found unconscious while at work on Jul 25. He reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus through a rapid antigen test a week earlier but did not seek medical attention.
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“But it may not be related to Covid because he had a coronary heart problem, high blood pressure and fatty heart,” said Lau. However, an autopsy revealed the deceased was still Covid positive.
Another patient, a 58-year-old woman, likewise failed to consult a doctor after testing positive on Jul 15. She did not have any vaccine shot, and had all sorts of ailments, including hepatitis B, diabetes and tuberculosis.
On Jul 21 her family members called for an ambulance as she had gotten very weak and was not eating well. She was taken to a hospital where her lungs were found to be scarred and her viral load was very high. Her condition continued to worsen and she succumbed yesterday.
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Lau urged everyone who tests positive on a rapid test, particularly the elderly or other high-risk individuals, to report their positive result to the government so they can get immediate medical advice or treatment.
He said some patients may not deem it necessary to seek medical help because they only have mild symptoms and they think it’s just an ordinary flu.
But Lau warned Covid is not just flu, and the patient’s condition could deteriorate rapidly, as what many of the cases involving the elderly showed.
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He also said, almost in exasperation, that everyone deemed qualified to take a Covid vaccine should do so, and complete the recommended three doses so they have a better chance of avoiding serious complications, even death.
Separately, Lau reported the case of a 35-month-old boy who was rushed to a hospital on Friday after developing a fever and started having spasms.
His fever has since subsided and he is now listed in stable condition although he remains in intensive care for observation.
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Lau urged parents to get their children vaccinated if they are qualified for it. Shortly after he said this, government experts advising the government on its pandemic response recommended that children as young as six months old can be given a Covid vaccine.
The toddler is among the 4,019 new local coronavirus cases reported by the Centre for Health Protection today. There were also 235 imported infections.
CHP’s Dr Albert Au said that among the imported cases, 132 were detected at the airport, 80 during hotel quarantine and the remaining 23 post-isolation.
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The countries where more than 10 infected patients had come
from were the
A total of 940 coronavirus cases were reported by 558 schools, involving 784 students and 156 teachers and staff.
Among them was a cluster of eight cases reported from a
student hostel at St Stephen’s College
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