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 22) 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 | 1 | - |
| Ruttonjee Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 2 | 2 | - |
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 | 4 | 2 |
In addition, an 87-year-old female patient in an orthopaedics and traumatology ward of Caritas Medical Centre developed a fever and cough, and tested positive for COVID-19 on September 19. The hospital commenced a contact tracing investigation. Six more female patients, aged 49 to 94, and six staff members tested positive. The hospital is investigating the linkage among the cases concerned. Seven patients are being treated in isolation and are in stable condition.
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 hospital 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/Thursday, September 22, 2022
Issued at HKT 18:08
Issued at HKT 18:08
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