Health officials on Wednesday reported 10,194 new Covid infections, including 164 imported cases.
The Hospital Authority said 2,870 patients were being treated in public hospitals, 15 of them in intensive care.
Another 16 patients with Covid, aged between 47 and 99, have died.
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said it has ordered class suspensions at 22 schools hit by Covid-19 infections.
Twenty-one classes at Malvern College in Tai Po were suspended for a week after dozens of pupils and teachers contracted the virus.
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USEFUL LINKS
General Covid-19 situation: https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/
Community Clinics for Covid-19 patients: https://bit.ly/3a4BZFE
RAT reporting platform: https://www.chp.gov.hk/ratp/
Vaccination programme: https://www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/sen/
Vaccination pass scheme: https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/vaccine-pass.html
Hotline for Covid-positive patients: 1836 115