People wearing face masks walk on a street in Hong Kong, south China, March 10, 2021. Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported eight additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking its total tally to 11,128.(Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai)
HONG KONG, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported eight additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking its total tally to 11,128.
The new cases included six local infections, of which three were untraceable, the CHP said in a statement.
According to Hong Kong's Hospital Authority, 212 COVID-19 patients remain hospitalized, with 14 of them being in critical condition.
Some 113,500 Hong Kong residents have taken the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine under a government inoculation program starting Feb. 26.
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