A 39-year-old man who lived in Whampoa Garden who had come down with the Wuhan coronavirus has died, Hospital Authority said on Tuesday.

It's the first death linked to the coronavirus recorded in Hong Kong.

The deceased is the 13th confirmed case of Wuhan virus in the SAR

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First coronavirus death reported in Hong Kong

 

2020-02-04 HKT 10:31

 

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  First coronavirus death reported in Hong Kong

 

A 39-year-old man who lived in Whampoa Garden who had come down with the Wuhan coronavirus has died, Hospital Authority said on Tuesday.

It's the first death linked to the coronavirus recorded in Hong Kong.

The deceased is the 13th confirmed case of Wuhan virus in the SAR. He had an underlying illness and lived in Whampoa Garden.

He have had muscle pain last week and went down with a fever. He later sought treatment at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and was put into isolation wards.

The man had taken the high-speed train from Hong Kong to Wuhan (G306) on January 21 and from Changshanan to Hong Kong (G79) on January 23.

The Centre for Health Protection had said he hadn't visited any health care facilities, wet markets or seafood markets, nor had any exposure to wild animals during the incubation period.