Hong Kong reports 7 new COVID-19 cases

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection reported seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking its total tally to 11,531.

The new cases included three local infections that were linked with previously confirmed cases. The four imported cases were from India and Pakistan, according to the CHP.

A total of 127 cases were recorded in the past 14 days, including 29 local cases, of which 9 had unknown infection origins, the CHP said.

Hong Kong launched a COVID-19 vaccination program on Feb 26. As of April 5, about 487,000 people had received their first dose of vaccine, and about 90,200 had received their second dose.