The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority today (July 23) 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
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital	1	1	-
Princess Margaret Hospital	1	2	-

     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
Kowloon Hospital	2	-

     
     In addition, a staff of a rehabilitation ward of Kwai Chung Hospital (EXITERS) tested positive for COVID-19 on July 19. Five patients in the same ward subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday (July 22). The hospital is investigating the linkage among the six cases. The patients concerned have been transferred to Princess Margaret Hospital for isolation treatment, and are in stable conditions. The staff member concerned is also in stable condition. Four patients in the same ward are identified as close contacts. Patients and staff members of the concerned ward have been arranged for testing. 

     Admission and visiting arrangements for the wards have been suspended. Thorough cleaning and disinfection have been conducted. The hospital will continue to monitor the health condition of patients and staff members closely, and communicate with the Centre for Health Protection on the latest situation.

Ends/Saturday, July 23, 2022
Issued at HKT 19:58

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