The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (September 4) announced the latest epidemic situation of COVID-19. As of 0.00am, September 4, the CHP was investigating 10 490 additional locally acquired cases that tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, comprising 2 937 cases that tested positive by nucleic acid tests (1 381 confirmed cases, 1 330 asymptomatic cases and 226 cases with pending status) and 7 553 cases that tested positive by rapid antigen tests (RATs) in the past 24 hours.