Hong Kong Reports Most Daily Covid Cases in Over 4 Months
- Penny’s Bay nearly 80% full, other isolation facilities reopen
- Hospitals scaling back non-emergency services for Covid
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Hong Kong reported 6,513 new daily Covid cases on Sunday, the highest number since March 31, as authorities reopen facilities used during the height of the last outbreak to ease pressure on hospitals and other facilities.
There were 6,276 local cases and 237 brought in by travelers, health officials said at a briefing Sunday. The rising numbers, topping 6,000 for the past four days, are taxing the densely populated city that still requires every infected patient to isolate in a government-sanctioned facility if they don’t have their own bedroom and bathroom at home.