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- 10,111 new cases [2,325 cases by nucleic acid tests (408 imported + 1,917 locally acquired); 7,786 cases by rapid antigen tests (89 imported + 7,697 locally acquired)]
- As at Dec 3, 405, 1,480, 3,478 and 8,295 received their first, second, third and fourth dose of vaccine respectively; a cumulative total of 20,020,191 doses have been administered
- new cases tested positive by nucleic acid tests: 2,325 (408 imported + 1,917 locally acquired)
- total cases tested positive by nucleic acid tests: 1,060,540
- new cases tested positive by rapid antigen tests: 7,786 (89 imported + 7,697 locally acquired)
- total cases tested positive by rapid antigen tests: 1,087,949
- deaths: 10,790 [during the fifth wave (since December 31, 2021): 10,577]
14-day rolling sitrep of new cases (most recent figure first, in bracket: “local cases / imported cases”)
- 10,111 ( 9,614 / 497 ); 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 )
Provisional 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 3:
* 405 persons received their first dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 6,901,370 persons have received their first vaccine dose, making up 94.5% of the population aged 3 or above
* 1,480 persons received their second dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 6,771,511 persons have received their second vaccine dose, making up 92.8% of the population aged 3 or above
* 3,478 persons received their third dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 5,740,276 persons have received their third vaccine dose, making up 82.5% of the population aged 12 or above
* 8,295 persons received their fourth dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 607,034 persons have received their fourth vaccine dose
- a total of 20,020,191 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public
The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mrs Ingrid Yeung, urged parents not to underestimate the effects and complications faced by young children without the protection conferred by the COVID-19 vaccine should they get infected during her attendance at "Children with jabs, parents with ease" parent-child activities. Parents should act fast in arranging COVID-19 vaccination for their children. For the sake of their health, the young and old should receive the required dosage of vaccine as early as possible for the best protection.
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