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Although it was reported by the media overnight, Hong Kong's government has just posted the official report on their website.
One new pneumonia death in Hong Kong
February 19, 2020
A new case of death from a new coronavirus infection was reported in Hong Kong. The 70-year-old male was the 55th confirmed case. The Hospital Authority will refer the case to the Coroner's Court for follow-up.
The Chief Executive Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority, Mr Lau Ka Hian, said at a press conference today that 63 confirmed cases of new coronavirus have been recorded in Hong Kong so far. One of them died this morning and the death toll increased to two.
The 70-year-old deceased man fell on the 12th of this month. During the consultation in the Accident and Emergency Department of Princess Margaret Hospital, his condition gradually deteriorated, and his blood oxygen level remained low.
The deceased had been prescribed a protease inhibitor to inhibit the virus and was prescribed antibiotics during his stay in the hospital. As he had diabetes, high blood pressure, and poor renal function, he had to undergo continuous venous hemofiltration during hospitalization.
The situation of the deceased started to deteriorate this morning. At 7:22 am, the HA will refer the case to the coroner's court.
In addition, Liu Jiaxian said that the HA had reported 31 suspected cases to the Department of Health in the past 24 hours. As of 12 noon today, 100 people were still in hospital for isolation treatment.
