Hospital Authority announces positive patient cases detected via admission screening or testing and clusters of nosocomial COVID-19 infections
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The Hospital Authority today (July 19) announced information regarding patients who tested positive via admission screening or testing with patients or staff members identified as close contacts and nosocomial COVID-19 infection cases.
The following are the statistics of patients who tested positive via admission screening or by testing in public hospitals with patients or staff members identified as close contacts:
| Hospital/clinic | Number of patients who tested positive | Number of patients identified as close contacts | Number of staff members without appropriate personal protective equipment identified as close contacts |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 3 | 4 | - |
| Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital | 2 | 4 | - |
| Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals | 1 | 1 | - |
The following is the statistic of clusters of nosocomial infection cases in public hospitals:
| Hospital/clinic | Number of patients who tested positive |
Number of staff members who tested positive |
| North District Hospital | 1 | - |
Thorough cleaning and disinfection operations have been performed in the affected areas by hospitals. The hospitals will continue to closely monitor the health condition of patients and staff members, and communicate with the Centre for Health Protection on the latest situation.
Ends/Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Issued at HKT 18:50
Issued at HKT 18:50
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