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Link Details28 COVID-19 cases reported The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating 28 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases, taking the number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong to 1,233.
The cases involve 12 males and 16 females aged between 3 and 46. Among them, 27 patients had a travel history during the incubation period.
The remaining case, involving a 46-year-old female, is the wife and mother of the patients of two cases which were confirmed yesterday.
They all lived in Mei Sau House, Mei Tin Estate in Tai Wai.
The female patient developed symptoms and was admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital for isolation upon her husband and son?s confirmation, and subsequently tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
She had good past health and no travel history. She developed fever, malaise and cough on June 26 and sought medical advice from a private practitioner in Lam Tin on the same day.
She also visited some vegetables and meat stalls near Tai Wai Market and a supermarket in Mei Tin Estate before being hospitalised.
The patient is a household close contact of two previous confirmed cases. According to the centre's initial epidemiological investigation, the patient possibly acquired the infection from her husband and son through home contact. The case is classified as epidemiologically linked with imported cases.
As a precautionary measure for early detection of possible transmission into the community, the centre has arranged with the Housing Department to distribute deep throat saliva specimen bottles to Mei Sau House residents starting today.
The centre will also distribute specimen bottles to staff of the premises the patient visited during the infectious period.
Concerned residents and related people are urged to return their samples to the centre as soon as possible for early testing and seek medical attention if symptoms develop.
In addition, the Hospital Authority reported that 82 confirmed COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalised and 1,117 patients have been discharged.
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