The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority today (August 31) 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
Queen Elizabeth Hospital	1	1	-
United Christian Hospital	2	5	-
Tseung Kwan O Hospital	2	4	-
Caritas Medical Centre	3	5	-
Prince of Wales Hospital	1	1	-
Tuen Mun Hospital	5	7	-
Tin Shui Wai Hospital	1	3	-

 
     The following are the statistics of clusters of nosocomial infection cases in public hospitals:
 

Hospital/clinic	Number of patients who tested positive	Number of staff members who tested positive
Princess Margaret Hospital	2	1
Prince of Wales Hospital	0	1

 
     Thorough cleaning and disinfection operations have been conducted for the wards concerned. The hospitals 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/Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Issued at HKT 18:45

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