Coronavirus | HK logs 4,439 new virus cases, 4 deaths

Hong Kong on Friday (August 12) reported 4,439 new COVID-19 infections, of which 217 were imported cases.

Speaking at a press conference this afternoon, Dr. Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Center for Health Protection said that the 4,222 local infections included 1,263 PCR test-confirmed cases and 2,959 self-declared positive cases.

Meanwhile, four more COVID-related deaths have been reported for the past day, bringing the death toll in the fifth wave of infections to 9,346.