A 77-year-old male patient confirmed with the coronavirus infection died today, the Caritas Medical Centre announced. The patient, who had chronic diseases, was admitted to the CMC due to fever and pneumonia on December 25 and he tested positive for the coronavirus the same day. The patient becomes the 148th coronavirus confirmed person to die in Hong Kong, based on a tally by the Center for Health Protection. A total of 1,003 patients have been recorded in the past 14 days (December 16 to 29), including 931 locals among whom 349 are from unknown sources. Since December 31, 2019, Hong Kong has recorded 8,779 coronavirus infections, including 8,778 confirmed and a probable patient (Case no.

Source: The Standard December 31, 2020 05:05 UTC