TOPLINE
- 2,737 new cases [643 cases by nucleic acid tests (5 imported + 638 locally acquired); 2,094 cases by rapid antigen tests (56 imported + 2,038 locally acquired)]
- As at Jan 22, 1, 3, 17 and 2 persons received their second, third, fourth and fifth dose of vaccine respectively; a cumulative total of 20,600,524 doses have been administered
- new cases tested positive by nucleic acid tests: 643 (5 imported + 638 locally acquired)
- total cases tested positive by nucleic acid tests: 1,212,431
- new cases tested positive by rapid antigen tests: 2,094 (56 imported + 2,038 locally acquired)
- total cases tested positive by rapid antigen tests: 1,645,623
- deaths: 13,118 [during the fifth wave (since December 31, 2021): 12,905]
14-day rolling sitrep of new cases (most recent figure first, in bracket: “local cases / imported cases”)
- 2,737 ( 2,676 / 61 ); 3,507 ( 3,420 / 87 ); 3,789 (3,696 / 93 ); 4,015 ( 3,893 / 122 ); 3,793 ( 3,684 / 109 ); 3,843 ( 3,744 / 99 ); 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 )
Provisional analysis of the first 12,747 reported death cases in the 5th wave:
- Vaccination history
- Received 4 doses (reached 14 days): 2%
- Received 3 doses (reached 14 days): 14%
- Received 2 doses (reached 14 days): 13%
- Received 1 dose (reached 14 days): 12%
- Unvaccinated: 59%
- Over 95% fatal cases were elderly aged 60 years or above; 47% 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 22:
* a cumulative total of 6,912,150 persons have received their first vaccine dose, making up 94.6% of the population aged 3 or above
* 1 person received his/her second dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 6,792,370 persons have received their second vaccine dose, making up 93.1% of the population aged 3 or above
* 3 persons received their third dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 5,827,542 persons have received their third vaccine dose, making up 83.6% of the population aged 12 or above
* 17 persons received their fourth dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 1,019,939 persons have received their fourth vaccine dose
* 2 persons received their fifth dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 48,523 persons have received their fifth vaccine dose
- a total of 20,600,524 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, said he was pleased to learn that various government departments spared no effort, with close co-ordination with one another, in ensuring the smooth operation of the various control points for the resumption of normal travel between Hong Kong and the Mainland in a progressive, orderly and comprehensive manner.