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 20) 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 Mary Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| United Christian Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kwai Chung Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| North Lantau Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 3 | 6 | - |
In addition, a staff member of a male ward for intellectual disabilities at Castle Peak Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 on September 16. The hospital commenced a contact tracing investigation. Three more male patients tested positive. The hospital is investigating the linkage among the cases concerned. Three patients are being treated in isolation and are in stable condition.
Admission and visiting arrangements for the ward concerned have been suspended. Thorough cleaning and disinfection 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, and communicate with the Centre for Health Protection on the latest situation.
Ends/Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Issued at HKT 18:00
Issued at HKT 18:00
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