The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     As at 9am today (February 27), 25 COVID-19 confirmed patients were discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours. Including a patient (case number: 10928) discharged earlier on February 25, a total of 10 519 patients with confirmed or probable infection have been discharged so far.
 
     At present, there are 673 negative pressure rooms in public hospitals with 1 202 negative pressure beds activated. A total of 203 confirmed patients are currently hospitalised in 23 public hospitals, a community treatment facility and the North Lantau Hospital Hong Kong Infection Control Centre, among which 17 patients are in critical condition, 13 are in serious condition and the remaining 173 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	9424, 9680, 10302, 10406, 10431, 10437, 10546, 10698, 10738, 10757, 10767, 10771, 10777, 10783, 10808, 10835, 10838, 10840, 10847, 10860, 10861, 10870, 10902, 10923, 10928, 10933
Critical	1989, 3496, 6125, 6607, 6794, 8018, 8078, 9049, 9135, 9612, 9907, 9953, 10358, 10367, 10379, 10585, 10904
Serious	6386, 7076, 7468, 8221, 9055, 9550, 9733, 9793, 10023, 10083, 10611, 10898, 10942

Ends/Saturday, February 27, 2021
Issued at HKT 18:45

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