#COVID19 cases 🇭🇰 (February 26th)
• new cases: 17,063
• local: 17,057
• imported: 6
• Total cases: 111,119
• local cases 5th wave: 97,759
• new cases: 17,063
• local: 17,057
• imported: 6
• Total cases: 111,119
• local cases 5th wave: 97,759
🇭🇰 Hospital Authority COVID-19 update for February 26th
• critical: 40
• serious: 97
• New deaths: 88 (66 new/22 backlog)
• 5th wave deaths: 402
• Total deaths: 615
• critical: 40
• serious: 97
• New deaths: 88 (66 new/22 backlog)
• 5th wave deaths: 402
• Total deaths: 615
New deaths on February 25th:
Age rage: 19-101 years old
39 male, 27 female
4 cases received 2 doses of a vaccine
4 cases received 1 dose of a vaccine
58 unvaccinated
Age rage: 19-101 years old
39 male, 27 female
4 cases received 2 doses of a vaccine
4 cases received 1 dose of a vaccine
58 unvaccinated
39 deaths in RCHs
61 deaths aged 65 or old
19 year old was a resident of a RCH with chronic illness
41 year old was a resident of a RCH with chronic illness
61 deaths aged 65 or old
19 year old was a resident of a RCH with chronic illness
41 year old was a resident of a RCH with chronic illness
Backlog deaths from February 22nd-24th:
15 male, 7 female
15 male, 7 female
Residential Care Home outbreaks:
470 RCH with infections
1,943 RCH residents positive
600+ staff positive
70+ RCHs with clusters of 10+ cases
470 RCH with infections
1,943 RCH residents positive
600+ staff positive
70+ RCHs with clusters of 10+ cases
Q&A:
Secretary Chan: Triage arrangement for community isolation facilities, community treatment facilities and hospital admission. Sent to respective sites depending on severity, or told to stay home.
Secretary Chan: Triage arrangement for community isolation facilities, community treatment facilities and hospital admission. Sent to respective sites depending on severity, or told to stay home.
Sec. Chan: Need to be realistic. We know that those who aren't sick and are young, they're staying at home. If these people are completely asymptomatic, they can continue to stay at home.
Those with mild symptoms (cough, mild fever) and staying home, there's designated clinics
Those with mild symptoms (cough, mild fever) and staying home, there's designated clinics
Sec. Chan: If you're not sick, don't call 999. You don't need to go to the A&E.
Q: Have you changed the policy to "Stay at home"? RATs now replacing PCR tests. What will the mainland team now do?
Sec. Chan: Still adopting 'early testing, early isolation' strategy. We know that there's not enough isolation facilities. We are fighting against time.
Sec. Chan: Still adopting 'early testing, early isolation' strategy. We know that there's not enough isolation facilities. We are fighting against time.
Sec. Chan: Haven't given up on intercepting cases.
Director of Heath: Those staying at home waiting for admission to hospital/CIF, if they test negative on RAT on Day 6 and 7 after confirmed positive, can be leave home/released. (Secretary Chan added that it's only for those who have received two doses of a vaccine)
Q: There's video of people lying on the floor in a hospital A&E triage. What is HA doing to alleviate this?
Chief Executive of the HA, Dr Tony Ko:
Chief Executive of the HA, Dr Tony Ko:
Q: Why has the government switched to using RATs when you said they weren't good enough and PCRs were needed? Also, when will the online reporting system start?
Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam: RATs good enough. Need to develop the RAT Reporting online system first.
Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam: RATs good enough. Need to develop the RAT Reporting online system first.
*press conference just passed the 90 minute mark*
*end of press conference* 
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