530 Covid Cases Found In Lockdowns

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2022-03-20 HKT 12:44

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  • Residential blocks in Kwun Tong and Tuen Mun were among those locked down for testing. Image: Shutterstock

    Residential blocks in Kwun Tong and Tuen Mun were among those locked down for testing. Image: Shutterstock

Health authorities have found 530 preliminary-positive Covid-19 cases in their overnight lockdown operations.

A total of 223 cases were from Tin Hang House of Shun Tin Estate in Kwun Tong.

There were 191 infections at Tip Ying House in Butterfly Estate and 46 infections at Block 3 of Po Tin Estate, both in Tuen Mun.

At Kin Hei House in Kin Ming Estate in Tseung Kwan O, 70 people tested preliminary positive.

There were also dozens of indeterminate cases.

Meanwhile, more buildings have been locked down for overnight testing after positive sewage samples were found there.

They are Oi Tat House in On Tat Estate and Hang On House in Wo Lok Estate in Kwun Tong; Fu Sing House in Fu Cheong Estate in Sham Shui Po; Shing Hing House in Kwai Shing East Estate in Kwai Chung; and Choi Yuk House in Choi Yuen Estate in Sheung Shui.

Authorities hope to finish their operations at noon or 1pm on Monday.

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Last updated: 2022-03-20 HKT 17:21

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