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 (September 6) 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 | 2 | - |
| Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals | 1 | 2 | - |
| Kowloon Hospital | 1 | 10 | - |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 1 | 3 | - |
| Tseung Kwan O Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 3 | 5 | - |
| Siu Lam Hospital | 1 | 5 | - |
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 |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 3 | 1 |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | - | 1 |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 1 | - |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | - | 1 |
| Siu Lam Hospital | 2 | 2 |
Thorough cleaning and disinfection operations have been conducted. Testing has been arranged for patients and staff members of the ward 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/Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Issued at HKT 19:05
Issued at HKT 19:05
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