Hong Kong saw 3,154 new Covid cases on Wednesday, the second time in seven days the tally topped 3,000.

All but 211 cases were local infections.

There were two more Covid-related deaths, involving a 102-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man.

The Hospital Authority's chief manager, Sara Ho, said she was worried about an increasing number of hospitalisations, with more than 1,000 Covid patients currently receiving care. Eighteen people were in a critical condition and 30 others were seriously ill.

Ho said more staff would be deployed and more beds put into use, while services would be adjusted to ensure patients were taken care of.

She added that Covid testing for some staff would be stepped up.

"At the moment, all HA staff need to perform the RAT test in the morning before they report for duty. So our scheme is for them to do the PCR test, for a particular group of staff that mainly takes care of vulnerable groups that are more susceptible to infection," she said.

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