Hong Kong logs 1,794 Covid cases; hospitals can handle surge, official says

Number of new cases remains in the four-digit range for the 11th day straight.

Hong Kong’s public hospitals are able to cope with the recent surge in coronavirus cases, a health official has said, with the city’s daily caseload remaining in the four-digit range for the 11th day straight.

Health officials on Saturday confirmed 1,794 new Covid-19 cases, comprising 1,680 local and 114 imported infections. No new coronavirus-related deaths were reported.

The city’s coronavirus tally stood at 1,235,706 cases with 9,398 related fatalities.
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