Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 85 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, refreshing the record in more than three months.
Among the new cases, 84 are local infections with 16 having unknown source of infection. Another 63 local cases are related to a dancing cluster, bringing the number of infections related to the dancing cluster to 250.
A doctor and a student are also among the newly reported patients, the CHP said in a statement.
Besides, over 60 people were tested positive preliminarily, including a male nurse and a nursing home staffer.
About 40 patients were admitted into the community treatment facility at the AsiaWorld-Expo on the first day of its reopening, according to Hong Kong's Hospital Authority, which said that 349 patients are still being treated in hospitals, including seven in critical condition.