Latest situations of COVID-19 (Jan 16, Monday)

TOPLINE
- 6,261 new cases [1,201 cases by nucleic acid tests (14 imported + 1,187 locally acquired); 5,060 cases by rapid antigen tests (156 imported + 4,904 locally acquired)]
- As at Jan 15, 121, 184, 854, 5,809 and 621 persons received their first, second, third, fourth and fifth dose of vaccine respectively; a cumulative total of 20,558,336 doses have been administered

- new cases tested positive by nucleic acid tests: 1,201 (14 imported + 1,187 locally acquired)
- total cases tested positive by nucleic acid tests: 1,206,536
- new cases tested positive by rapid antigen tests: 5,060 (156 imported + 4,904 locally acquired)
- total cases tested positive by rapid antigen tests: 1,625,181
- deaths: 12,813 [during the fifth wave (since December 31, 2021): 12,600]

14-day rolling sitrep of new cases (most recent figure first, in bracket: “local cases / imported cases”)
- 6,261 ( 6,091 / 170 ); 7,749 (7,563 / 186 ); 8,260 ( 8,032 / 228 ); 9,208 ( 8,916 / 292 ); 9,279 ( 9,017 / 262 ); 9,379 ( 9,152 / 227 ); 11,641 ( 11,318 / 323 ); 14,113 ( 13,682 / 431 ); 15,850 ( 15,341 / 509 ); 19,722 ( 19,527 / 195 ); 18,422 ( 18,258 / 164 ); 16,423 ( 16,022 / 401 ); 16,186 ( 15,862 / 324 ); 20,230 ( 19,863 / 367 )

Provisional analysis of the first 12,330 reported death cases in the 5th wave:
- Vaccination history
　- Received 4 doses (reached 14 days): 2%
　- Received 3 doses (reached 14 days): 12%
　- Received 2 doses (reached 14 days): 13%
　- Received 1 dose (reached 14 days): 13%
　- Unvaccinated: 60%
- Over 95% fatal cases were elderly aged 60 years or above; 48% were residential care home residents; 93% were with known chronic diseases
- Receiving 3 doses of any vaccines greatly reduces death risk especially in the older age group

- As at Jan 15:
* 121 persons received their first dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 6,911,564 persons have received their first vaccine dose, making up 94.6% of the population aged 3 or above
* 184 persons received their second dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 6,791,450 persons have received their second vaccine dose, making up 93.1% of the population aged 3 or above
* 854 persons received their third dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 5,822,725 persons have received their third vaccine dose, making up 83.6% of the population aged 12 or above
* 5,809 persons received their fourth dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 988,762 persons have received their fourth vaccine dose
* 621 persons received their fifth dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 43,835 persons have received their fifth vaccine dose
- a total of 20,558,336 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public

Hong Kong Customs seized about 380 boxes of suspected smuggled COVID-19 oral drugs with a total estimated market value of about $500,000 at Hong Kong International Airport and in Tin Shui Wai on January 11 and 14 respectively.

A person who gets influenza and COVID-19 at the same time may be more seriously ill and would have a higher risk of death. Influenza vaccination may reduce the likelihood of hospitalisation and the length of stay. It is important to receive both seasonal influenza vaccination and COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible, in particular for children and elderly persons residing in the community or residential care homes.