A year after 1st case found, Hong Kong's COVID-19 tally surpasses 10,000 – China

HONG KONG, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong’s total COVID-19 cases surpassed 10,000 on Saturday as the region is still grappling with a resurgence of the virus spread, which marked the fourth wave of the epidemic since the first case was reported a year ago. Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection reported 81 additional confirmed cases at a press briefing Saturday, taking the total record to 10,009. The first two cases were discovered in Hong Kong on January 23, 2020. One year on, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has contained three waves of the outbreak. Over the…