The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority today (September 21) 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	-
Princess Margaret Hospital	1	2	-
Castle Peak Hospital	1	1	-
Pok Oi Hospital	1	2	-
Tuen Mun Hospital	2	6	-

     The following are the statistics of a cluster of nosocomial infection cases in a public hospital:
 

Hospital/clinic	Number of patients who tested positive	Number of staff members who tested positive
Castle Peak Hospital	5	2

     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, September 21, 2022
Issued at HKT 17:10

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