Hong Kong reports first Covid-linked death in five months

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HONG KONG — An elderly man who returned a positive test for Covid-19 in Hong Kong died on Tuesday (Feb 8), the city's Hospital Authority said, the city's first death potentially linked with the virus in five months as it struggles with a worsening outbreak.

The 73-year-old patient was chronically ill and had tested preliminary positive for Covid during hospital admission screening, according to a statement from the Authority late on Tuesday.

The Chinese territory announced stringent new coronavirus restrictions and record new infections on Tuesday, while a city-wide shortage of vegetables added to the misery as truck drivers who tested positive were unable to bring them from mainland China. Leader Carrie Lam said Hong Kong is not currently able to live with the virus like the rest of the world due to the more than 50 per cent of elderly who remain unvaccinated.

 

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