A 64-year-old female patient confirmed with the coronavirus diseas died away this afternoon, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital announced. The patient becomes the 71st to die in Hong Kong from the virus. The patient with chronic diseases was admitted to the hospital on June 19. The ward she was admitted to was later found to have a cluster of coronavirus patients suspected of nosocomial infection. Her condition deteriorated and died at 5:58pm today.

Source: The Standard August 18, 2020 12:33 UTC