Hong Kong third wave: four more elderly patients die as Covid-19 death toll passes 50

Four more elderly patients infected with the coronavirus died in Hong Kong on Sunday, taking the death toll to 51.The Hospital Authority said three women, aged 78, 88 and 90, died in the early hours, while an 81-year-old man died at 7.52am.All four had chronic illnesses and their situations had worsened since they were admitted to hospital.The city’s total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases reached 4,007 on Saturday.‘More elderly people will die’: Hong Kong’s Covid-19 death surgeWhile the…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3096623/hong-kong-third-wave-four-more-elderly-patients