The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating 2,676 additional locally acquired COVID-19 cases, of which 638 were identified through nucleic acid tests and 2,038 via rapid antigen tests.
Separately, 61 imported cases were detected.
Furthermore, nine residential care homes for the elderly and three for disabled people logged 22 cases involving their residents and two staff infections.
The Hospital Authority reported that 37 patients passed away in public hospitals. According to a preliminary analysis, the cause of death of 13 patients was related to COVID-19, while that of the remaining 24 patients was unrelated.
It also registered 11 more critical patients, bringing the number of patients in critical condition to 134.
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