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The following is jointly issued by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority:
As at 1 pm today (April 30), there is an additional 17 patients confirmed to have atypical pneumonia following admission to public hospitals earlier. They include four healthcare workers (one from Tuen Mun Hospital, one from Princess Margaret Hospital, one from Caritas Medical Centre and one from North District Hospital). The remaining 13 are other patients and contacts of patients with atypical pneumonia.
A total of 791 patients have recovered from atypical pneumonia and have been discharged from public hospitals. Of them, 32 were discharged today. There are also 108 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. Eighty-five patients are receiving treatment in intensive care unit.
Seven patients died in Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital (AHNH),Caritas Medical Centre (CMC), Kwong Wah Hospital (KWH), Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH) and Tai Po Hospital (TPH). This brought to 157 the total number of deaths relating to atypical pneumonia.
The deceased, all have a history of chronic disease, include two men and five women who are aged from 44 to 89. Their information is as follows:
Hospital Patient's gender AgeAHNH male* 85
female* 89
CMC female* 86
KWH female* 44
PMH female* 67
TMH female* 68
TPH male* 78
*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 | 358 ( +4) | 181 ( +16) | 157 ( +7) |
| Patients, family members & visitors | 1231 ( +13) | 610 ( +16) | |
| Total | 1589 ( +17) ** | 791 ( +32) |
| Suspected cases | 23 |
| * | 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 108 recovering patients in convalescence. |
End/Wednesday, April 30, 2003
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