China - COVID-19 & FLU EXPRESS - The Centre for Health Protection

[Mary Wilson]

COVID-19 & Flu Express is a weekly report produced by Surveillance Division of the Communicable Disease Branch of the

Centre for Health Protection. It monitors and summarizes the latest local and global COVID-19 and influenza activities.


VOLUME 1, NUMBER 28 (PUBLISHED ON Aug 17 2023)

Local Situation of COVID-19 Activity (as of Aug 16, 2023)

Reporting period: Aug 6 – Aug 12, 2023 (Week 32)

• The latest surveillance data showed that the local COVID-19 activity is comparable to the preceding week. ...

Laboratory surveillance for COVID-19 cases

Positive nucleic acid test laboratory detections for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus

In week 32, the weekly number of newly recorded positive nucleic acid test laboratory detections for SARS-CoV-2 virus was 399 as compared to 390 in the preceding week. (Figure 1.1)

In the first 4 days of week 33 (Aug 13 – Aug 16), the daily number of newly recorded positive nucleic acid test laboratory detections for SARS-CoV-2 virus ranged from 53 to 74.

Since Jan 30, 2023, the cumulative number of positive nucleic acid test laboratory detections was 40,808 (as of Aug 16, 2023). ...

https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/covid_flux_week32_17_8_2023_eng.pdf

[Mary Wilson]

Local Situation of COVID-19 Activity (as of Sep 20, 2023)

Reporting period: Sep 10 – Sep 16, 2023 (Week 37)

Laboratory surveillance for COVID-19 cases

Positive nucleic acid test laboratory detections for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus

In week 37, the weekly number of newly recorded positive nucleic acid test laboratory detections for SARS-CoV-2 virus was 686 as compared to 714 in the preceding week. (Figure 1.1)

In the first 4 days of week 38 (Sep 17 – Sep 20), the daily number of newly recorded positive nucleic acid test laboratory detections for SARS-CoV-2 virus ranged from 81 to 94. ...

https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/covid_flux_week37_21_9_2023_eng.pdf