More Than 900 Covid Infections Found In Lockdowns
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2022-03-10 HKT 14:39
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Authorities on Thursday found 931 Covid cases following the overnight lockdowns of eight blocks in Kwun Tong, Tuen Mun, Kwai Chung and Diamond Hill for mass Covid-19 testing.
Tin Kuen House in Shun Tin Estate saw the highest infection rate, with 361 people – or 25 percent of those tested – found to be positive for the coronavirus. The results of 32 residents were indeterminate.
In Tuen Mun, 401 residents from two blocks at Yau Oi Estate were infected, while 43 cases were picked up from Block 1 to 3 in Hoi Tak Gardens.
Officials detected 104 cases from Shek Ning House of Shek Lei (I) Estate in Kwai Chung, and 22 cases from Regent on the Hill in Diamond Hill.
The buildings were sealed off for testing after sewage discharged tested positive for Covid-19.
Separately, the government on Thursday cordoned off Tin Lok House and Tin Fai House in Shun Tin Estate; Oi Hei House in Yau Oi Estate; Hang Chui House in Tsing Yi; Tak Man House in Ho Man Tin; Fu Yan House in Wong Tai Sin; and Fortune Garden in Ngau Chi Wan for testing.
The operations are expected to be completed before or around midday Friday.
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