Covid caseload nears 10k

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The CHP says the infection tally will likely top $10k in a matter of days

Hong Kong reported a total of 9,708 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the biggest number posted in five months.

The daily tally jumped by more than 1,000 cases in just one day, and health officials say it is just a matter of time before the total caseload breaches the 10,000 mark.

Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Protection said the surge in new infections was due to the more infections Omicron subvariant, BA.4 and BA.5, which now account for 50.5% of all the cases.

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"The figure of the confirmed cases is still increasing…with a faster rate recently, possibly due to the increasing proportion of BA.5 Omicron variant. So (a) number exceeding 10,000 is expected in the coming days," Chuang said at the daily press briefing.

The Hospital Authority reported 10 related deaths, involving eight males and two females aged 62 to 99 years old. They took the death toll in the fifth wave to 9,451.

Four of the fatalities had three shots of a vaccine, five had two jabs, and one was not vaccinated.

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An additional 339 patients were admitted to public hospitals and infection control centres, bringing the total number to 2,453.

Among them, 43 are now in critical condition, after 10 more were admitted yesterday, and 41 are in serious condition, with nine of them being newly admitted. The total number of critical patients who are in intensive care has risen to 13.

The new infections include 213 imported from 55 different countries. They include 89 detected on arrival at Hong Kong Airport, 60 during the three-day hotel quarantine, and 51 between days 4 and 7. The 13 detected after this period are likely re-positive cases.

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There were more than 10 positive cases in each of these countries: India, 25; Thailand, 20; the Philippines, 18; United States and United Kingdom, 16 each; and Singapore, 12.

In response to the continuing surge in confirmed cases, the HA has activated phase 3 of its bed mobilization plan to reserve more beds for patients, and deploy more people to manage patients confirmed with Covid-19.

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But to do this, public hospitals will have to cut more non-emergency services such as elective surgeries and limit day and outpatient services some more.

Starting tomorrow, some general outpatient clinics will either have to suspend or reduce their clinic sessions.

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Affected patients are advised to seek consultation at other GOPCs or at private practitioners. Chronic patients with follow-up appointments at the clinics concerned are advised to refill their drugs at the corresponding medication refill clinics on the appointment day.

Those scheduled to have Covid-19 vaccination at the affected clinics will receive text messages on the latest arrangement.

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For the service adjustment on the distribution of specimen collection packs and collection of specimens for of deep throat saliva test, please refer to www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/early-testing.html.

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Filipina helper acquitted of supermarket theft charge

By Vir B. Lumicao  

 

The defendant was accused of stealing a number of items, including a bottle of wine

A 42-year-old Filipina helper accused of stealing $281.30 worth of food items and a bottle of red wine in a ParkNShop store in Hung Hom in May was acquitted of theft today, Sept 10, in Kowloon City Court.

“Thank you, Lord,” Bless M. Leganio uttered after Magistrate Tsang Chung-yiu said he acquitted the defendant because the prosecution was not able to prove her guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

Tsang said he considered the defendant’s claim that her mind was muddled at the time by worries about her mother, who was hospitalized a day before the offense.

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The magistrate said he also considered the language barrier between her and the shop staff, as they spoke two different languages. In the end, Tsang said there was doubt, so he acquitted Leganio.

The case went to trial last month after Leganio pleaded not guilty on May 22 to a charge of stealing two packs of fruits, five packs of vegetables, a pack of tofu, a bottle of red wine and a pack of toilet paper from the supermarket in Whampoa Garden on May 11.

Tsang, recapping the defense’s submission, said Leganio was arrested after she allegedly left the store with the unpaid goods she had put in her recyclable bag. He said she was intercepted outside the store by a staff who saw her leave without paying at the cashier.

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“I’m sorry, I forgot to pay. I’m going now to the cashier. I have money, I will pay,” Tsang quoted the woman as saying in English. He said at the time she had $1,150 in her wallet.

But the staff, who spoke Cantonese, took her to the manager’s office and the police were called.

In her court testimony, the staff said he was sweeping the floor around 10:20am when he saw Leganio put a bottle of red wine in a recyclable bag. He saw her take other items before leaving the store without paying.

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He intercepted her about three meters away from the shop entrance and told her she had unpaid goods in her bag. He inspected the bag and found the items there.

The Filipina's employer told the court her maid was honest and responsible

Leganio did not give evidence, but her female employer took the witness stand. She said that on the day of the alleged offense, she noticed her maid looking troubled.

The maid reportedly told the employer that her mother was taken to hospital the previous night due to illness. The employer said Leganio wanted to see her mother but could not go home because of the pandemic.

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Months earlier, the employer said Leganio had to go home because her son figured in an accident and was also hospitalized. The maid borrowed $15,000 from her but repaid the loan.

Later, the maid took out another loan and also paid it back. The employer said she trusted the defendant because she was a responsible person.

The defense lawyer, in his submission, said Leganio simply forgot to go to the cashier. He said his client had been losing concentration at the time because of her worries about her mother.  

After her acquittal, Leganio’s employers congratulated her before they went into a conference with the lawyer.

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