Indo DH domestic worker among 13 Covid-19 cases logged

The Centre for Health Protection on Argyle Street in Kowloon City.

A domestic worker from Indonesia is the sole imported case among the 13 reported Covid-19 infections on Thursday.

The Indonesian worker arrived in Hong Kong on Feb. 12 via Cathay Pacific flight CX796, according to a staff member from the Health Department. The woman also reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus on the sample submitted on the 12th day of quarantine in North Point.

She was 45 years old and she developed symptoms on Feb. 20, data from the Centre for Health Protection showed.

Three of the 12 local Covid-19 cases had no traceable source of infection. These include a salesperson from Tai Po, a 62-year-old quality-control worker, and a 16-year-old man who became dizzy on Feb. 23.

The newly logged infections bring Hong Kong’s coronavirus case tally to 10,926.

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