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Experts downplay spike in severe Covid cases in HK

Numbers only a fraction of potential infections and death rates have plunged

Fatal and severe Covid-19 infections almost doubled in Hong Kong in the space of two weeks, but experts say there’s no need for alarm. (Photo: Yik Yeung-man)

HONG KONG: The number of fatal and severe Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong last week was almost double the tally recorded in the previous seven days, health authorities have said.

But experts on Friday highlighted the death rate was small compared to the potential daily number of infections.

The news came as it was announced a 13-year-old girl who was in critical condition after she was infected with the flu had died — the second teenager to fall victim to the virus…

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