‘More elderly people will die’: grim facts behind Hong Kong’s Covid-19 death surge

Hong Kong’s sharp increase in Covid-19 deaths over the past month came after more elderly people were infected and succumbed to their illness, health experts said.Of the 47 coronavirus-related deaths as of Friday, 40, or nearly 85 per cent, occurred since July 5, when the third wave of the outbreak began in the city. All but four were aged 70 or older.Among them were an 84-year-old man and his 82-year-old wife who died in different hospitals.Hong Kong to prioritise new round of Covid-19 testing…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3096588/more-elderly-people-will-die-grim-facts-behind