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The following is jointly issued by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority:
As at 3 pm today (April 15), there is an additional 42 patients confirmed to have atypical pneumonia following admission to public hospitals earlier. They include 11 healthcare workers (three from Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, three from Prince of Wales Hospital, two from Kwong Wah Hospital, two from Princess Margaret Hospital, and one from Queen Elizabeth Hospital). The remaining 31 were other patients and contacts of patients with atypical pneumonia.
A total of 243 patients have recovered from atypical pneumonia and have been discharged from public hospitals. Of them, 14 were discharged today.
Most of the patients currently in hospital are showing positive responses to the new treatment protocol. One hundred and twenty-seven patients are receiving treatment in intensive care unit.
Nine patients died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, United Christian Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital. This brought to 56 the total number of deaths relating to atypical pneumonia. The deceased include four men and one woman, aged from 45 to 84, who have a history of chronic diseases. The remaining are a 45-year-old man and three women, aged 32, 34 and 37. Information of the deceased is provided in the Annex (pdf format).
The cumulative figure for patients who have been admitted to public hospitals with atypical pneumonia since March 12 is as follows:
| Nature | Cumulative Number (The numbers in bracket are those with pneumonia symptoms) |
Total No. of Discharged Patients | Total No. of Deaths * |
| Health care workers of Hospitals/Clinics and medical students | 291 (291) | 95 | 56 |
| Patients, family members & visitors | 941 (941) | 148 | |
| Total | 1232 (1232) | 243 |
| * | Most of the deaths occurred in individuals who have a history of chronic diseases, or were patients who sought treatment at a relatively late stage of infection. |
End/Tuesday, April 15, 2003
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