Hong Kong reports 58,757 new coronavirus cases and 291 deaths

Hong Kong confirmed more than 58,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including 32,766 residents who logged their infections through a new online portal after using rapid antigen tests (RAT).They were added to the 25,991 infections discovered through polymerase chain reaction tests (PCR), of which seven were imported, for an overall tally of 58,757 cases on Wednesday. The city’s tally of cases stood at 585,937.Dr Albert Au Ka-wing of the Centre for Health Protection said the daily number of…

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