A cluster of Omicron infections tore through two locked-down Kwai Chung public housing blocks in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)on Saturday, with authorities reporting that more than 100 people have tested positive for COVID-19.

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said 96 confirmed and preliminary positive cases are linked to Yat Kwai House in Kwai Chung Estate, while eight more were reported at the nearby Ying Kwai House.

Officials have also found the virus in swabs taken from multiple building areas, with positive results coming from an elevator button and a door handle on two different floors.