(Fight against new coronary pneumonia) 13,721 new cases of outbreak in Hong Kong may reach a plateau
China News Service, Hong Kong, December 13 (Reporter Han Xingtong) The Health Protection Center of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Health Department announced on the 13th that at 00:00 that day, there were 13,721 new positive cases of the new corona virus in Hong Kong. The Center for Health Protection said that although the number of cases has seen an increase in the past week, it may have entered a plateau.
Of the new cases that day, 12,930 were local cases, including 2,545 cases positive for nucleic acid tests and 10,385 cases positive for rapid tests. There were also 791 imported cases.
The Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA) has announced that in the past 24 hours, a total of 37 confirmed patients have died in public hospitals. Currently, the overall occupancy rate of medical beds in acute care hospitals is approximately 107%.
Xu Lejian, director of the Health Protection Center, told the outbreak briefing that day that an average of 14,002 cases were recorded per day in the past week, an increase of 44.1 percent from the previous week. be closely monitored.
Over the past week, the vast majority of new cases have been local cases, averaging 13,284 cases per day, an increase of 46.3% from the previous week; the average number of imported cases was 718 per day, an increase of 13.1%. from the previous week and most of the cases were discovered upon entering the country.
As regards RSA, in the last week there were a total of 130 RSA cases, with an increase of 40% compared to the previous week, involving 219 residents and 34 employees; a total of 74 nursing homes for the elderly and disabled had cases, an increase of 72% compared to the previous week, involving 98 residents and 10 employees.
In addition, Xu Lejian pointed out that although the sewage monitoring has recorded high levels of viruses in recent weeks, there has been a slight downward trend in recent days.
Gao Basheng, managing director of the Hospital Authority, said that although the number of confirmed cases remains high, the Hospital Authority can generally maintain the provision of medical services, including some non-emergency services and appointment services. At this stage, Hong Kong is still kept in the second tier of the emergency response plan, and there is no major impact on emergency and non-emergency public medical services, which is very important for Hong Kong to steadily return to normal.
In order to cooperate with the new epidemic prevention measures announced by the Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Lee Ka-chao, citizens entering public hospitals from the 14th do not need to scan the “travel with peace of mind”, and the hospital authority will also look into arrangements such as visiting patients. (End)
Special Statement: The above article content represents the views of the author only and does not represent the views or positions of Sina.com. If you have any questions about the work’s content, copyright, or other issues, please contact Sina.com within 30 days of posting the work.
