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- 9,996 new cases [2,485 cases by nucleic acid tests (546 imported + 1,939 locally acquired); 7,511 cases by rapid antigen tests (91 imported + 7,420 locally acquired)]
- As at Dec 2, 356, 1,310, 3,431 and 7,217 received their first, second, third and fourth dose of vaccine respectively; a cumulative total of 20,006,274 doses have been administered
- new cases tested positive by nucleic acid tests: 2,485 (546 imported + 1,939 locally acquired)
- total cases tested positive by nucleic acid tests: 1,058,215
- new cases tested positive by rapid antigen tests: 7,511 (91 imported + 7,420 locally acquired)
- total cases tested positive by rapid antigen tests: 1,080,163
- deaths: 10,773 [during the fifth wave (since December 31, 2021): 10,560]
14-day rolling sitrep of new cases (most recent figure first, in bracket: “local cases / imported cases”)
- 9,996 ( 9,359 / 637 ); 10,137 ( 9,531 / 606 ); 8,810 ( 8,153 / 657 ); 7,547 ( 6,957 / 590 ); 7,793 ( 7,188 / 605 ); 8,033 ( 7,530 / 503 ); 8,874 ( 8,365 / 509 ); 8,878 ( 8,316 / 562 ); 9,219 ( 8,500 / 719 ); 7,985 ( 7,374 / 611 ); 7,139 ( 6,505 / 634 ); 7,286 ( 6,672 / 614 ); 7,736 ( 7,212 / 524 ); 8,060 ( 7,559 / 501 )
In response to the increasing number of confirmed cases in the community, the HA will strengthen the service capacity of seven HA Designated Clinics for COVID-19 Confirmed Cases and tele-consultation service to provide medical support for confirmed patients in the community. In order to focus manpower and resources to further enhance designated clinic and tele-consultation services, Violet Peel General Out-patient Clinic, Cheung Sha Wan Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic and North Lantau Community Health Centre will adjust services from December 3.
Latest situation of COVID-19 casesLatest epidemic situation of 5th wave at a glanceProvisional data analysis on COVID-19 reported death casesProvisional analysis of the first 10,531 reported death cases in the 5th wave:
- Vaccination history
- Received 4 doses (reached 14 days): 0.41%
- Received 3 doses (reached 14 days): 5%
- Received 2 doses (reached 14 days): 13%
- Received 1 dose (reached 14 days): 15%
- Unvaccinated: 67%
- Over 95% fatal cases were elderly aged 60 years or above; 51% were residential care home residents; 91% were with known chronic diseases
- Receiving 3 doses of any vaccines greatly reduces death risk especially in the older age group
- As at Dec 2:
* 356 persons received their first dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 6,900,959 persons have received their first vaccine dose, making up 94.5% of the population aged 3 or above
* 1,310 persons received their second dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 6,769,987 persons have received their second vaccine dose, making up 92.8% of the population aged 3 or above
* 3,431 persons received their third dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 5,736,680 persons have received their third vaccine dose, making up 82.5% of the population aged 12 or above
* 7,217 persons received their fourth dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 598,648 persons have received their fourth vaccine dose
- a total of 20,006,274 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public