A woman and a child wearing face masks walk on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong, Dec 17, 2020. (LI GANG/XINHUA)

HONG KONG - Hong Kong reported 31 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, down from 59 a day ago, bringing the infection tally in the financial hub to 9,242.

Among the 31 new infections were 28 locally transmitted ones, of which nine were untraceable, said Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the Centre for Health Protection’s communicable disease branch at a briefing. 

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There were also more than 30 people who tested preliminarily positive for the coronavirus, said Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the Centre for Health Protection’s communicable disease branch

There were also more than 30 people who tested preliminarily positive for the coronavirus, Chuang said.

Among the 28 local infections, six were linked to the cluster originating from a construction site of the Central Kowloon Route-Central Tunnel project, said Chuang.

The three new imported cases reported on Saturday were from Turkey, Brasil and Germany, Chuang said.

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The total number of coronavirus-related death in the city stood at 158.

A total of 601 patients are receiving treatment in 23 public hospitals and a community treatment facility, including 39 in critical condition, according to the Hospital Authority.