Hospital Authority announces positive patient cases detected via admission screening or testing and clusters of nosocomial COVID-19 infections
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ýÿThe Hospital Authority today (February 23) announced information regarding patients who tested positive via admission screening or testing 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:
| 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 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ruttonjee Hospital | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Queen Mary Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 1 | 4 | - |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 3 | 5 | - |
| Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital | 5 | 15 | - |
| Hong Kong Eye Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| United Christian Hospital | 2 | 4 | - |
| Tseung Kwan O Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 8 | 21 | - |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| North District Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tai Po Hospital | 1 | 3 | - |
| Shatin Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
The following are the statistics of nosocomial infection cases in public hospitals:
| Hospital/clinic | Number of patients who tested positive |
Number of staff members who tested positive |
| Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital | 2 | 1 |
| Queen Mary Hospital | 2 | - |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | - | 2 |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 5 | - |
| Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital | 3 | - |
| Kowloon Hospital | 7 | 4 |
| TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital | 2 | - |
| Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital | 1 | 1 |
| United Christian Hospital | 9 | - |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 3 | 2 |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 3 | - |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 4 | 2 |
| Kwai Chung Hospital | 5 | 2 |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 3 | - |
| Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital | 2 | 1 |
| Shatin Hospital | 2 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 4 | - |
| Pok Oi Hospital | 7 | 3 |
Thorough cleaning and disinfection operations have been performed in the affected areas by hospitals. The hospitals will continue to closely monitor the health condition of patients and staff members, and communicate with the Centre for Health Protection on the latest situation.
Ends/Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Issued at HKT 19:45
Issued at HKT 19:45
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