Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s daily caseload soars to record 164, while authorities worry about ‘dozens’ of untraceable chains of infection

Hong Kong’s daily Covid-19 caseload soared to 164 on Thursday, the most recorded in a single day since the pandemic began in January 2020 and up sharply from the 107 confirmed infections that emerged on Wednesday.

The previous daily record was 149 new cases reported on July 30, 2020, of which 145 were local.