Hong Kong Reports 15 New Covid Cases
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2021-02-20 HKT 15:20
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The Centre for Health Protection on Saturday reported 15 coronavirus infections - the second day in a row that the city recorded double-digit new cases.
Four of the ten locally-acquired cases had no clear source, including a 42-year-old private doctor who lives in Kwai Chung, a 29-year-old taxi driver who lives on Lantau Island, a 70-year-old retiree from Sha Tin and a 51-year-old housewife living in Sau Mau Ping.
The five imported cases, meanwhile, involved people travelling from India, Pakistan and the Philippines.
The Covid-19 tally in the SAR now stands at 10,848.
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