HONG KONG -- Hong Kong reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Sept 14, with six of them identified under a mass testing program.

The new cases included two imported and 12 local ones, bringing the tally of confirmed cases to 4,971, Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) said at a press briefing on Monday afternoon.

Among the local cases, the infection sources of three remained unknown and six asymptomatic patients were found under the Universal Community Testing Program launched by the government, Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the CHP's Communicable Disease Branch, said, adding that there were also several preliminary positive cases.

According to Hong Kong's Hospital Authority, 194 patients are still hospitalized, including 21 in critical condition.