Coronavirus: Hongkonger without travel history confirmed as infected
- The woman says she has not knowingly been in contact with any Covid-19 patients, nor been abroad
- Case pushes Hong Kong’s total to 1,048, with four related deaths
A 66-year-old woman with no recent history of travel was confirmed to have the coronavirus on Tuesday, ending Hong Kong’s 23-day streak without a new locally transmitted infection.
The woman’s case, which is yet to be officially categorised by source of infection, takes the city’s total to 1,048, with four related deaths.
A government source revealed four of her relatives had symptoms and were isolated in hospital.
The woman, who is said to be a housewife, is likely to be sent soon to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung.
Sources said the woman, who reports no contact with Covid-19 patients and has not been overseas, was given the diagnosis after her deep-throat saliva sample was collected from Mrs Wu York Yu General Outpatient Clinic in Kwai Chung.
The Centre for Health Protection had earlier on Tuesday reported that the city had no new cases.
The most recent confirmed cases – three of them, all imported – came on Sunday, while a locally transmitted infection was last reported on April 19.
