Hong Kong reports 38 new COVID-19 cases

Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported Sunday 38 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 30 local infections.

The newly reported cases brought the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong to 1,469.

Among the 30 local cases, 17 are related to the cases confirmed earlier and the rest are with unknown sources of infection, Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the CHP's Communicable Disease Branch, said at a media briefing on Sunday afternoon.

Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Sunday on social media that the epidemic has become serious again recently, and she and her team are reviewing the situation every day and trying their best to deal with it.

Lam said that Hong Kong has abundant stocks of face masks and there is continuous local production and supply.

The HKSAR government is implementing relevant measures in every aspect to fight the virus, she said.