Hong Kong's Daily Covid Tally Nears 5,000

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2022-10-08 HKT 17:02

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  • Hong Kong reports 4,900 new Covid infections and 13 deaths. Image: Shutterstock

    Hong Kong reports 4,900 new Covid infections and 13 deaths. Image: Shutterstock

Health authorities on Saturday reported 4,900 new Covid-19 infections, of which 295 were imported.

Thirteen more people with Covid have died, bringing the number of fatalities recorded during the fifth wave to over 10,000.

At present, a total of 1,582 patients are receiving treatment at public hospitals, including nine under intensive care.

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USEFUL LINKS General Covid-19 situation: https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/

Community Clinics for Covid-19 patients: https://bit.ly/3EiiczC

RAT reporting platform:

https://www.chp.gov.hk/ratp/

Vaccination programme:

https://www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/sen/

Vaccination pass scheme:

https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/vaccine-pass.html

Hotline for Covid-positive patients: 1836 115

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