Photo taken on March 5, 2020 shows a market in the Wanchai district in Hong Kong, south China. (LI GANG / XINHUA)

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP)  said that as of 4 p.m. local time on Wednesday no new local confirmed cases of COVID-19 had been recorded, and the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong remained at 1,055.

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According to Hong Kong's Hospital Authority, as of Wednesday noon, a total of 1,026 confirmed and suspected patients of COVID-19 have been discharged from hospitals.

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A total of 26 confirmed patients are currently hospitalized in nine hospitals, including one in critical condition and one in serious condition.