A woman walks in front of a Sampan boat on the water in Ap Lei Chau in Hong Kong on November 21, 2022. ISAAC LAWRENCE AFP HONG KONG KONG - Hong Kong reported 8,033 new COVID 19 cases on Sunday, while 20 more infected patients passed away, health authorities said.
The Centre for Health Protection said the new cases included 7,530 local infections and 503 imported cases. There were 8,874 new cases reported on Saturday.
HK logs 8,874 new COVID cases, 9 more deaths, and HK logs 8 more COVID cases.
The CHP said that the city's death brought the city's death toll to 10,692 during the pandemic.
It said 12 residential care homes for the elderly and persons with disabilities had 16 new cases, while three schools each had to suspend one in-person class for a week due to infections.
As of Sunday, the Public Health Laboratory Services Branch had identified 224 cases of sublineage XBB, six of XBD, eight of BA. There were 2, seven of a BA. 4.6, 12 of BF. 80 cases of sublineage XBB, 16 of XBD, one of BA were on the other hand. 2, two of BF. There were also 1.1 detected among local cases, the CHP said.
It said that 75.2 percent of new cases verified from Nov 18 to 24 were linked to the BA. The Chairman of the Hospital Authority Henry Fan Hung-ling has been confirmed to have tested positive for COVID- 19, a HA spokesman said in a statement.
Fan, who is undergoing isolation, last attended an HA activity on Saturday. He followed anti-virus measures, including wearing a mask, and has no recent travel history, the spokesperson said.