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The following is jointly issued by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority:
As at 1 pm today (May 2), there is an additional 11 patients confirmed to have atypical pneumonia following admission to public hospitals earlier. They include two healthcare workers (one from Prince of Wales Hospital and one from Baptist Hospital). The remaining 9 are other patients and contacts of patients with atypical pneumonia.
A total of 878 patients have recovered from atypical pneumonia and have been discharged from public hospitals. Of them, 44 were discharged today. There are also 97 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.
Eight patients died in Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital (AHNH), Tai Po Hospital (TPH), Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH), Tseung Kwan O Hospital (TKOH) and Kwong Wah Hospital (KWH). This brought to 170 the total number of deaths relating to atypical pneumonia.
The deceased include five men and three women who are aged from 75 to 93. Their information is as follows:
Hospital Patient's gender Age
AHNH male 78
TPH male 78
male* 79
female* 88
PWH female* 75
female* 93
TKOH male 76
KWH male* 77
*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 | 362 ( +2) | 213 ( +19) | 170 ( +8) |
| Patients, family members & visitors | 1249 ( +9) | 665 ( +25) | |
| Total | 1611 ( +11) ** | 878 ( +44) |
| Suspected cases | 32 |
| * | 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 97 recovering patients in convalescence. |
End/Friday, May 2, 2003
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