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 (February 24) 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 | - |
| Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fung Yiu King Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tung Wah Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 3 | 4 | - |
| Kowloon Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| United Christian Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 1 | 1 | - |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 1 | 6 | - |
| North District Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 2 | 2 | - |
| Pok Oi Hospital | 3 | 4 | - |
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 | 1 | 2 |
| Queen Mary Hospital | 1 | - |
| Grantham Hospital | 5 | 2 |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 8 | 2 |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 2 | - |
| Kowloon Hospital | 6 | 5 |
| Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital | 3 | - |
| United Christian Hospital | 2 | - |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 13 | 1 |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 2 | 4 |
| Kwai Chung Hospital | 13 | 1 |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 6 | 1 |
| North District Hospital | 3 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 9 | - |
| Pok Oi Hospital | - | 2 |
| Siu Lam Hospital | 4 | - |
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/Thursday, February 24, 2022
Issued at HKT 19:45
Issued at HKT 19:45
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