Hong Kong leader Lam says city not yet past Covid peak

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Hong Kong has reported 27,647 new Covid-19 cases, with city leader Carrie Lam saying the outbreak is not yet past its peak despite recent daily case numbers slightly levelling off, reports Reuters.

Health authorities have reported 27,647 new positive cases in Hong Kong, versus 29,381 new infections on Friday and 31,402 new cases on Thursday. One hundred and ninety eight new deaths have also been reported in the past 24 hours.

“At this moment, we could not comfortably say that we have passed the peak,” Lam told reporters.

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