(CNN) Hong Kong has confirmed two more cases of Wuhan coronavirus, bringing its total to 38, Sophia Chan, the semi-autonomous Chinese city’s secretary for food and health, told a regular media briefing on Monday.
The two new cases include a 69-year-old man who has no travel history to mainland China and is currently in critical condition, and a 55-year-old woman from a family cluster of cases who attended a hot pot dinner party.
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Among the 38 cases, four patients are currently in critical condition and another patient is in serious condition.
A total of 1,193 people have been placed under mandatory quarantine after entering the city from mainland China, of whom 90% are Hong Kong residents.
Chan said the government has identified nine people who violated quarantine orders during spot checks. Two people are still missing, and police will list them as wanted. She warned that anyone who violated quarantine orders could be subject to a maximum fine of HK$25,000 ($3,200) and six-month imprisonment.
The global death toll has reached 910, with 908 dying in mainland China, and one each in the Philippines and Hong Kong.
From CNN’s Eric Cheung in Hong Kong
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