There have been virtually 900 confirmed COVID-19 infections per 100,000 residents of Hong Kong when case numbers peaked within the metropolis earlier this month, in accordance with an evaluation of presidency information by the Hong Kong Free Press.

The variety of circumstances breaks the file of day by day infections in comparison with residents that was beforehand held by New York Metropolis, which noticed 500 circumstances per 100,000 residents this previous January, The Guardian reported.

The stealth Omicron variant-driven surge has put town's well being care system beneath excessive strain, threatening to overwhelm morgues and chopping down the availability of coffins, in accordance with the Related Press.

This can be a creating story and can be up to date as extra info turns into accessible.

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Above, two males carry an empty coffin previous a row of hearses exterior a funeral parlor within the Kowloon district of Hong Kong on March 17.Isaac Lawrence/AFP through Getty Photographs