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1. Hong Kong reports a record for the third consecutive day of 614 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 16,022.
   2022-02-10 05:05:46 (First version)
2. Hong Kong reports a record for the third consecutive day of 614 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the territory-wide total of confirmed cases to 16,022.
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