Staff members walk around the grounds at Hong Kong's Disneyland on June 17, 2020, a day before the theme park's doors reopen following nearly five months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported on Wednesday eight more imported cases of COVID-19, taking the city's infection tally 1,120.

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The new cases involved six females and two males, aged between four and 70, who had returned to Hong Kong from Pakistan and the Philippines, the CHP said in a statement, adding that it is tracing their close contacts.

The CHP said investigations into the recent cluster infections in a residential building in Sha Tin is ongoing, noting that 1,066 deep throat saliva samples collected in the second round from residents all tested negative for the virus.

The Hospital Authority said as of Wednesday, a total of 1,071 patients with confirmed or probable infection have been discharged, while 38 COVID-19 patients were still in hospital, with three in critical condition and one in serious condition.

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