Hong Kong reports its most daily Covid cases in over four months

Hong Kong registered 6,513 new daily Covid cases on Sunday, the highest number since March 31, as authorities expand facilities for virus patients amid a surge in infections.

The total number of new infections included 6,276 local cases and 237 that were imported, health officials said at a briefing Sunday. Authorities plan to re-open the Asia World Expo as a virus facility and will make other holding centers available for Covid patients.

There were three virus-related deaths and eight new coronavirus patients are in critical condition. More than 80% of hospitalized Covid patients are over 60 years old, the Hospital Authority’s Lau Ka-hin told the briefing.