Hong Kong Daily Covid Cases Surge to 351, Double Previous Record

Hong Kong reported a record 351 daily coronavirus cases on Saturday, more than double its previous highest daily tally, as the city struggles to contain a fifth wave of infections. Locally transmitted infections accounted for 343 of the total, Hong Kong health officials said at press conference. The city’s previous highest number of cases was 164 reported on Jan. 27. The surge in infections followed Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s announcement on Friday of measures to provide “tens of millions” of home testing kits to the city’s 7.4 million residents. She also signaled that the government might tighten social-distancing measures to curb the spread of the virus, in a city that has pursued a Covid Zero strategy.