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 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 |
| Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals | 1 | 2 | - |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Pok Oi Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
Thorough cleaning and disinfection operations have been performed in the affected areas by the wards. The hospitals will continue to closely monitor the health conditions of patients and staff members, and communicate with the Centre for Health Protection on the latest situation.
There have been no clusters of nosocomial infection cases reported in public hospitals today.
Ends/Monday, September 19, 2022
Issued at HKT 17:45
Issued at HKT 17:45
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