The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     As at 9am today (December 20), 100 COVID-19 confirmed patients were discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours. So far, a total of 6 837 patients with confirmed or probable infection have been discharged.
      
     At present, there are 681 negative pressure rooms in public hospitals with 1 241 negative pressure beds activated. A total of 1 081 confirmed patients are currently hospitalised in 23 public hospitals and community treatment facility, among which 64 patients are in critical condition, 67 are in serious condition and the remaining 950 patients are in stable condition.
      
     The Hospital Authority will maintain close contact with the Centre for Health Protection to monitor the latest developments and to inform the public and healthcare workers on the latest information in a timely manner. 
      
     Details of the above-mentioned patients are as follows:
 

Patient condition	Case numbers
Discharged	4706, 5910, 6030, 6117, 6146, 6257, 6319, 6341, 6397, 6491, 6493, 6505, 6552, 6611, 6686, 6699, 6736, 6738, 6749, 6789, 6811, 6820, 6825, 6844, 6866, 6874, 6882, 6885, 6891, 6899, 6902, 6911, 6924, 6927, 6940, 6950, 6954, 6956, 6974, 6988, 7003, 7004, 7011, 7029, 7036, 7038, 7046, 7048, 7061, 7091, 7093, 7096, 7097, 7105, 7111, 7113, 7125, 7136, 7149, 7161, 7164, 7186, 7189, 7215, 7229, 7238, 7255, 7260, 7268, 7303, 7313, 7322, 7325, 7327, 7361, 7370, 7372, 7383, 7405, 7418, 7432, 7478, 7488, 7505, 7516, 7569, 7571, 7607, 7622, 7644, 7717, 7728, 7751, 7752, 7810, 7821, 7906, 7947, 7976, 8057
Critical	1989, 3496, 5511, 5735, 5739, 5754, 5840, 5905, 5988, 6125, 6153, 6154, 6232, 6255, 6386, 6444, 6483, 6543, 6545, 6547, 6607, 6647, 6681, 6718, 6745, 6754, 6779, 6794, 6817, 6824, 6838, 6843, 6877, 6894, 6913, 6918, 6920, 7009, 7118, 7123, 7172, 7175, 7251, 7304, 7305, 7323, 7424, 7468, 7476, 7501, 7565, 7570, 7580, 7635, 7653, 7680, 7700, 7705, 7753, 7759, 7775, 7818, 7832, 7980
Serious	5409, 5723, 5745, 5990, 6209, 6227, 6258, 6285, 6380, 6434, 6466, 6468, 6472, 6495, 6540, 6559, 6565, 6574, 6671, 6673, 6691, 6701, 6722, 6724, 6837, 6848, 6850, 6858, 6861, 6883, 6890, 6916, 6917, 6921, 7053, 7060, 7071, 7076, 7085, 7094, 7106, 7208, 7222, 7231, 7259, 7283, 7301, 7311, 7328, 7368, 7408, 7435, 7441, 7483, 7533, 7556, 7655, 7706, 7725, 7741, 7748, 7755, 7811, 7824, 7919, 7991, 8007

Ends/Sunday, December 20, 2020
Issued at HKT 18:10

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