Thread by @tripperhead

#COVID19 cases 🇭🇰 (February 25th)

• new cases: 10,010

• local: 10,006

• imported: 4

• Total cases: 94,056

• local cases 5th wave: 80,702

• reported cases: 21,979

4,747 tests confirmed by Hospital Authority

5,263 tests confirmed by CHP PHLS

Of PHLS tests:

9 Delta variant

5,086 Omicron likely

rest pending/low viral load

420+ Residential Care Homes with outbreaks

510+ RCH staff confirmed/preliminary

1500+ RCH residents confirmed/preliminary

50+ RCHs with clusters of 10 or more cases

🇭🇰 Hospital Authority COVID-19 update for February 25th

active cases: 75,972

critical: 51
serious: 48
Total HA/Isolation Facility: 5050/1420

New discharged: 290
Total discharged: 17,521

New deaths: 59 (47 new/12 backlog)
5th wave deaths: 314
Total deaths: 527

Deaths reported in the past 24 hours (47):

47 male, 20 female

Age range: 9-100 years old

27 RCHE residents

4 persons taken two doses of a vaccine

1 person took one dose of a vaccine

42 deaths unvaccinated

Of the 47 new deaths;

41 were aged 65 years or old

5 cases aged 48-64 (pre-existing conditions listed)

48/M RCHE resident, chronic illness, high blood pressure, stroke and seizures

48/M terminal renal failure

50/? drug abuse

59/M stroke

64/F diabetes and cancer

Backlog deaths (12):

8 male, 4 female

age range: 45-95

Q: Is the CHP Public Health Laboratory Services at maximum capacity? Are you backlogged? If so, how many cases are backlogged?

Dr Chuang: Test confirmations are taking longer than 24 to 48 hours, so I think there is a backlog.

There is a 5 year old girl in critical condition. Had fever at home for a few days before seeking medical treatment.

Suffered from a raised heart rate upon admission, has been transferred to the Hong Kong Children's Hospital.

Father/helper RAT+. Mother/brother symptomatic.