Coronavirus | HK reports 11 new cases, tally reaches 5,280
Hong Kong reported 11 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday (Oct. 22), including one local case with no known origin, bringing the overall infection tally to 5,280.
In a press briefing in the afternoon, Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the communicable disease branch of the Centre for Health Protection, said the local case involved a 38-year-old unemployed woman. She visited Italy between Sept 5 and Sept 16 and returned to Hong Kong on Sept 16. She tested negative during her home quarantine from Sept 16 to 29, Chuang said.
She suffered from a mild fever on Oct 9 and sought medical help. She was confirmed positive on Tuesday.
Among the 10 imported cases, nine were from Nepal and one from Pakistan, Chuang added.
(Source: China Daily)
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