CHP Reports 1,076 New Local Covid Cases

"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("

Related News Programmes

"); });

2022-06-21 HKT 17:37

Share this story

facebook

  • CHP reports 1,076 new local Covid cases

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) on Tuesday reported 1,076 new local Covid infections, along with 122 imported cases.

Officials said 144 schools had 177 infections between them, involving 143 students and 34 teachers.

Two secondary schools have been told to suspend classes for a week after outbreaks were detected.

A total of four cases were found at class 2C of FDBWA Szeto Ho Secondary School in Kwun Tong, while 10 students and a teacher who took part in basketball and boxing activities at St. Francis Xavier's School Tsuen Wan have come down with the disease.

No further deaths were reported.

RECENT NEWS

HashKey Lists On Hong Kong Exchange

HashKey listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, becoming the first digital asset company t... Read more

North Korea Linked To Over Half Of 2025 Crypto Heist Losses

TRM has published new research showing that North Korea-linked actors were responsible for more than half of the US$2.7... Read more

South Korea Forms Task Force After Coupang Data Breach

The South Korean government announced on Thursday (19 December) that it will establish an interagency task force to add... Read more

Is Hong Kongs Default Life Insurance Choice A Wealth Drain?

Hong Kong is a city that takes financial security seriously, boasting one of the highest insurance penetration rates in... Read more

RedotPay Secures $107M Series B, Total Funding Hits $194M

RedotPay, a global stablecoin-based payment fintech, has closed a US$107 million Series B round, bringing its total cap... Read more

91% Of Hong Kong Merchants Lose Revenue To Payment Friction

Aspire has released its Hong Kong Ecommerce Pulse Check 2025, highlighting that while mid-sized ecommerce merchants rem... Read more