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 (March 15) 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 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Ruttonjee Hospital | 2 | 3 | - |
| Queen Mary Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Tung Wah Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 3 | 3 | - |
| Kowloon Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| United Christian Hospital | 1 | 3 | - |
| Tseung Kwan O Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 13 | 20 | - |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 10 | 2 | - |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 4 | 10 | - |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 2 | 3 | - |
| North District Hospital | 2 | 4 | - |
| Shatin Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 3 | 4 | - |
| Pok Oi Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
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 |
| Kowloon Hospital | 8 | - |
| United Christian Hospital | 1 | - |
| Haven of Hope Hospital | 1 | - |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 5 | - |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 8 | - |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 17 | - |
| Kwai Chung Hospital | 5 | 6 |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 1 | - |
| Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital | 1 | - |
| North District Hospital | 5 | - |
| Tai Po Hospital | 9 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 2 | - |
| Castle Peak Hospital | 1 | - |
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/Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Issued at HKT 19:15
Issued at HKT 19:15
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