Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 50 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, taking its total tally to 9,502.

The new cases included 49 local infections, of which 15 had an unknown origin. There were also about 30 cases tested positive preliminarily, according to a CHP press briefing.

According to Hong Kong's Hospital Authority, 536 COVID-19 patients are currently being treated in public hospitals and the community treatment facility at AsiaWorld-Expo, and 42 patients are in critical condition.