The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     As at 9am today (December 19), 108 COVID-19 confirmed patients were discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours. Including a patient (case number: 7967) discharged on December 14, a total of 6 737 patients with confirmed or probable infection have been discharged so far.
      
     At present, there are 681 negative pressure rooms in public hospitals with 1 241 negative pressure beds activated. A total of 1 072 confirmed patients are currently hospitalised in 22 public hospitals and community treatment facility, among which 61 patients are in critical condition, 63 are in serious condition and the remaining 948 patients are in stable condition.
      
     The Hospital Authority will maintain close contact with the Centre for Health Protection to monitor the latest developments and to inform the public and healthcare workers on the latest information in a timely manner. 
      
     Details of the above-mentioned patients are as follows:
 

Patient condition	Case numbers
Discharged	5619, 5731, 5748, 5768, 5896, 6069, 6084, 6143, 6159, 6228, 6231, 6233, 6343, 6353, 6416, 6524, 6526, 6568, 6600, 6601, 6610, 6620, 6631, 6654, 6672, 6683, 6700, 6750, 6753, 6765, 6795, 6797, 6798, 6799, 6805, 6813, 6816, 6818, 6826, 6842, 6853, 6859, 6864, 6896, 6897, 6908, 6912, 6922, 6973, 6976, 6977, 6979, 6980, 6992, 7005, 7018, 7019, 7025, 7033, 7039, 7044, 7049, 7068, 7074, 7084, 7104, 7146, 7157, 7163, 7219, 7227, 7258, 7287, 7291, 7297, 7299, 7314, 7320, 7332, 7375, 7381, 7404, 7409, 7438, 7460, 7479, 7481, 7482, 7484, 7491, 7511, 7524, 7539, 7549, 7554, 7664, 7675, 7688, 7749, 7763, 7778, 7801, 7829, 7844, 7858, 7880, 7902, 7912
Critical	1989, 3496, 5511, 5735, 5739, 5754, 5840, 5905, 5988, 6125, 6153, 6154, 6232, 6255, 6386, 6444, 6483, 6543, 6545, 6547, 6607, 6647, 6681, 6718, 6745, 6754, 6779, 6794, 6817, 6838, 6843, 6877, 6894, 6913, 6918, 6920, 7118, 7123, 7172, 7175, 7251, 7304, 7323, 7368, 7424, 7468, 7476, 7501, 7565, 7570, 7580, 7635, 7653, 7680, 7700, 7705, 7753, 7759, 7775, 7818, 7832
Serious	5409, 5723, 5745, 5990, 6209, 6227, 6258, 6285, 6380, 6434, 6466, 6468, 6472, 6495, 6540, 6559, 6565, 6574, 6671, 6673, 6691, 6701, 6722, 6724, 6824, 6837, 6848, 6850, 6858, 6861, 6883, 6890, 6916, 6917, 6921, 7053, 7060, 7071, 7076, 7085, 7094, 7106, 7208, 7222, 7259, 7283, 7301, 7305, 7328, 7408, 7435, 7441, 7483, 7533, 7556, 7655, 7706, 7725, 7741, 7748, 7755, 7811, 7824

Ends/Saturday, December 19, 2020
Issued at HKT 17:43

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