Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the Centre for Health Protection's Communicable Disease Branch, said of the fresh local cases today, 60 were linked to previous local infections and 42 with untraceable sources. All residents from Richland Gardens Block 6 are subjected to a second mandatory testing between December 20 and 24. Hong Kong yesterday reported 70 cases – six imported and 64 local – while authorities found a new cluster at “Teacher Billy’s Music Classroom” at New Trend Centre in San Po Kong. 108 Covid-19 confirmed patients were discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours. 1,072 confirmed patients are currently hospitalized across 22 hospitals and the community treatment facility at Asiaworld Expo, among which 61 patients are in critical condition, 63 are in serious condition, and the remaining 948 patients are in stable condition.

Source: The Standard December 19, 2020 09:15 UTC