Hong Kong reports 74 new COVID-19 cases, 8,152 in total

Pedestrians wearing face masks walk on a street in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 20, 2020. Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 74 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, taking its total tally to 8,152. The new confirmed cases included 70 local infections, with 25 cases of unknown origin. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaochu)

 Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 74 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, taking its total tally to 8,152.

The new confirmed cases included 70 local infections, with 25 cases of unknown origin, Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the CHP's Communicable Disease Branch, told a press briefing. There were also over 50 preliminary cases.

According to Hong Kong's Hospital Authority, 70 percent of the negative pressure beds have been utilized so far. Currently, 1,081 COVID-19 patients are being treated in public hospitals and the community treatment facility at AsiaWorld-Expo, and a total of 64 patients are in critical condition.