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 (August 2) 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 |
| Tung Wah Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 1 | 6 | - |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
Thorough cleaning and disinfection operations have been performed in the affected areas by the hospitals. The hospitals will continue to closely monitor the health conditions of patients and staff members, and communicate with the Centre for Health Protection on the latest situation.
There have been no clusters of nosocomial infection cases reported in public hospitals today.
Ends/Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Issued at HKT 17:15
Issued at HKT 17:15
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