The Centre for Health Protection said as of 12am today, it has recorded 68 additional confirmed coronavirus cases – six imported and 62 local – bringing the tally to 8,847 cases. There were also around 40 preliminary positive cases today. Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the Centre for Health Protection's Communicable Disease Branch, said of the fresh local cases today, 44 were linked to previous local infections and 18 with untraceable sources. Among the local cases is a patient who lives in Kai Fai House, Choi Wan (II) Estate in Choi Hung. Chuang said following the adjusted requirements of issuing mandatory testing orders, three buildings are added to the list of buildings needing residents to undergo mandatory testing.

Source: The Standard December 31, 2020 08:44 UTC