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The following is jointly issued by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority:
As at 1 pm today (April 25), there is an additional 22 patients confirmed to have atypical pneumonia following admission to public hospitals earlier. They include four healthcare workers (one from Caritas Medical Centre, one from Union Hospital, one from Tseung Kwan O Hospital and one from Tuen Mun Hospital). The remaining 18 are other patients and contacts of patients with atypical pneumonia.
A total of 614 patients have recovered from atypical pneumonia and have been discharged from public hospitals. Of them, 47 were discharged today. There are also 126 recovering patients who are in convalescence and preparation for discharge.
Most of the patients currently in hospital are showing positive responses to the new treatment protocol. One hundred and five patients are receiving treatment in intensive care unit.
Six patients died in Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital (AHNH), Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), Tai Po Hospital (TPH),Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital(PYNEH), and United Christian Hospital (UCH). This brought to 115 the total number of deaths relating to atypical pneumonia.
The deceased are aged from 35 to 96 and include two women and four men. Their information is as follows:
Hospital Patient's gender AgeAHNH male* 80
PMH female 42
female 96
TPH male* 82
PYNEH male 64
UCH male 35
*denotes patient with a history of chronic disease
The cumulative figure for patients who have been admitted to public hospitals with atypical pneumonia since March 12 is as follows:
| Nature | Cumulative Number | Total No. of Discharged Patients | Total No. of Deaths * |
| Health care workers of Hospitals/Clinics and medical students | 342 | 136 | 115 |
| Patients, family members & visitors | 1168 | 478 | |
| Total | 1510 ** | 614 |
| Suspected cases | 29 |
| * | 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. |
| ** | There are 126 recovering patients in convalescence. |
End/Friday, April 25, 2003
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