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| The UK is the biggest source of imported cases but the Philippines ranks among the top 5 |
Hong Kong’s Covid-19
caseload dipped back to 4,428 on Friday, with 205 of them imported.
Among the imported
cases 37 were detected at the airport, 133 during hotel quarantine and 35
post-quarantine.
As in the past few
days the Philippines emerged as one of the biggest sources of the imported
cases, with 17 new arrivals from the country testing positive. On Aug 4, it was
24; on Aug 3, it was 23; and on Aug 2 it was 21.
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Still, other
countries had consistently posted far more infections, especially the United Kingdom
which had 40 on Friday; and the United States and India, which each had 18.
What the figures
suggest is that there is a rising trend in infections in the countries from
where the patients had come from, including the Philippines; and that the
coronavirus appears to be taking a longer time to incubate.
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Meanwhile, the
Hospital Authority again reminded the public to take extra care when they have
members of their household who are considered high risk to Covid, like the
elderly.
HA’s Dr Lau Ka-hin
gave the advice as he reported that one of the four Covid patients who died
Thursday appeared to have been infected by a household member. The fatalities
comprised one man and three women and were aged 70 to 94.
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Lau said the
70-year-old female patient who passed away had three vaccine doses and did not
have any serious ailment.
On Thursday her
daughter tested positive for Covid-19 and the elderly woman was given a rapid
antigen test, which also showed her infected. The woman felt unwell and had
shortness of breath so she was rushed to hospital.
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But shortly after
she was taken to the accident and emergency section, the woman’s pulse stopped.
She passed on even as efforts were made to revive her.
Lau said those who test
positive and live with elderly or other high-risk family members should make sure
the vulnerable household members are isolated immediately and if they show
symptoms, they should get immediate medical attention.
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On Wednesday, a
90-year-old female patient also died after a family member who paid a “compassionate
visit” to her at the hospital tested positive for the virus on a PCR test the
next day.
The elderly woman
was also tested after her death and she was found to have the virus. Three
other patients who shared the ward with her also tested positive.
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Today’s three other
Covid-related deaths did not complete their vaccination. They took the number
of deaths from the fifth wave of the pandemic to 9,318.
A total number of
1,492 patients are receiving treatment from public hospitals after 197 more
were admitted in the past 24 hours.
There
are now 28 patients in critical condition, including eight who are in intensive
care units; while 16 others are seriously ill.
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