Covid Claims Three More Local Lives
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2020-09-06 HKT 20:57
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Three more people have died of Covid-19 in Hong Kong, raising the total number of dead to 97.
One of them was a 69-year-old man who passed away at Tuen Mun Hospital.
The man, who had been chronically ill, was admitted on August 24 because of shortness of breath and cough. His condition deteriorated since, and he died on Sunday afternoon.
An 82-year-old man died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Sunday evening.
The chronically ill man was admitted in late July.
Kwong Wah Hospital, meanwhile, said a 69-year-old female patient died on Saturday night.
The patient, also with chronic diseases, had been under treatment at the hospital since July,
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Last updated: 2020-09-06 HKT 22:05
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