Published: 18:01, February 29, 2020 | Updated: 07:13, June 6, 2023
HK infection tally at 95, 1 more case linked to Buddhist hall
By Shadow Li

Elderly residents line up to receive free face masks outside the Siu Sai Wan Estate bus terminus, Hong Kong, Feb 23, 2020. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG – Hong Kong reported one more novel coronavirus infection on Saturday, bringing the tally to 95 as three more patients have been cured and discharged from hospital.

A total of 15 confirmed cases were linked to the Buddhist worship hall at Maylun Mansions on Shu Kuk Street, making it the city’s largest cluster of infections

The latest patient is a 46-year-old woman who is the daughter-in-law of a the 92nd patient, who had Fook Wai Ching She, a Buddhist hall in North Point.

She has good past health and lives in Bauhinia Garden in Tseung Kwan O, according to the health authorities.

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As a close contact of a confirmed case, she had been transferred to Heritage Lodge of the Jao Tsung-I Academy quarantine center since Feb 27. She developed sore throat on Saturday and was admitted to United Christian Hospital for treatment. She is now in a stable condition. 

She had no travel history during the incubation period and did not visit Fook Wai Ching She. Her husband and son who live with her are under quarantine.

As of Saturday, a total of 15 confirmed cases were linked to the Buddhist worship hall at Maylun Mansions on Shu Kuk Street, making it the city’s largest cluster of infections. The authorities have so far contacted at least 263 people who had visited the hall. 

Among the 59 patients currently in hospital, one is in critical condition and three serious, a health official said during a daily briefing on the epidemic earlier on Saturday.

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The authorities also reminded people who want to donate blood to wait for 28 days if they had been to the Chinese mainland, South Korea, Iran and Italy, which have high numbers of infections of the novel coronavirus.