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- 4,653 new cases [1,037 cases by nucleic acid tests (11 imported + 1,026 locally acquired); 3,616 cases by rapid antigen tests (113 imported + 3,503 locally acquired)]
- As at Jan 16, 110, 193, 1,098, 7,977 and 1,207 persons received their first, second, third, fourth and fifth dose of vaccine respectively; a cumulative total of 20,568,925 doses have been administered
- new cases tested positive by nucleic acid tests: 1,037 (11 imported + 1,026 locally acquired)
- total cases tested positive by nucleic acid tests: 1,207,573
- new cases tested positive by rapid antigen tests: 3,616 (113 imported + 3,503 locally acquired)
- total cases tested positive by rapid antigen tests: 1,628,797
- deaths: 12,863 [during the fifth wave (since December 31, 2021): 12,650]
14-day rolling sitrep of new cases (most recent figure first, in bracket: “local cases / imported cases”)
- 4,653 ( 4,529 / 124 ); 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 )
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 16:
* 110 persons received their first dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 6,911,674 persons have received their first vaccine dose, making up 94.6% of the population aged 3 or above
* 193 persons received their second dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 6,791,643 persons have received their second vaccine dose, making up 93.1% of the population aged 3 or above
* 1,098 persons received their third dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 5,823,823 persons have received their third vaccine dose, making up 83.6% of the population aged 12 or above
* 7,977 persons received their fourth dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 998,743 persons have received their fourth vaccine dose
* 1,207 persons received their fifth dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 45,042 persons have received their fifth vaccine dose
- a total of 20,568,925 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public
Professor Lo said, "The recent epidemic situation has shown signs of decline. However, given the more frequent activities of festival shopping and gathering due to the earlier relaxation of social distancing measures and the approaching of the Lunar New Year, as well as the persistent risk of infection on top of the fact that winter has always been a peak season for influenza and other respiratory illnesses, members of the public should remain vigilant by wearing a mask properly, observing good personal hygiene and taking precautionary measures well.
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