Hong Kong's Daily Covid Tally Nears 5,000
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2022-10-08 HKT 17:02
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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/3EiiczCRAT 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.htmlHotline for Covid-positive patients: 1836 115
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