Live COVID-19 updates: Hong Kong reports 115 new COVID-19 cases

BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. – – – – HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 115 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the 12th consecutive day of more than 100 cases. All of the newly reported cases are local infections, bringing Hong Kong’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 3,511. – – – – MANILA — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 103,185 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported a record-high 5,032 new cases…