The number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 since the continuing Macau outbreak began on 19 June has reached 638, with 66 new nucleic acid test (NAT) positive cases found in the past 24 hours. This represents a slight decline on the 70 new cases reported Wednesday and 88 on Thursday.
Of those cases, 31 were found in the community and 35 were found amongst people in quarantine, according to the Novel Coronavirus Response Coordination Center.
As at 8am today (1 July), a total of 10,484 people have been followed up by the government in their epidemiological investigations. These include 1,681 close contacts, 6,641 “non-core” close contacts, 523 “sub-close” contacts, 334 general contacts and 667 accompanying persons.
Approximately 30% of cases in Macau are showing symptoms, with the remaining 70% being asymptomatic. Only one case so far has been described as “serious” by the Macau Health Bureau, a 60-year old female who had a CT scan showing pneumonia in both lungs. According to information provided on Monday by the head of the Novel Coronavirus Response Coordination Center, Dr Leong Iek Hou, the woman’s condition was considered “stable” and she is receiving anti-viral medicines. She was triple-vaccinated with the Sinopharm vaccine.
The Social Welfare Bureau also said there were five confirmed cases in an aged care home, one elderly person and four staff members. The elderly person is 100 years old and is currently receiving treatment in hospital.
