Hong Kong Records Nine New Coronavirus Cases
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2021-03-08 HKT 14:37
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Hong Kong reported nine new Covid-19 cases on Monday, six of which were locally acquired.
The Centre for Health Protection said four of the local cases had no known source of infection, including a 36-year-old security guard from Yuen Long, a 48-year-old waitress from Sham Shui Po, a 41-year-old housewife from Tsim Sha Tsui, and a 35-year-old project co-ordinator from Fanling.
All of them developed symptoms such as fever, chills, a blocked nose, or a cough.
The three imported cases came from the Philippines, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates.
The latest cases bring Hong Kong's Covid tally to 11,099.
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