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The following is jointly issued by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority:
As at 1 pm today (May 7), there is an additional 8 patients confirmed to have atypical pneumonia following admission to public hospitals earlier.
A total of 984 patients have recovered from atypical pneumonia and have been discharged from public hospitals. Of them, 26 were discharged today. There are now 466 patients in hospital, of whom 89 are recovering patients who are in convalescence and preparation for discharge.
Most of the patients currently in hospital are showing positive responses to the treatment protocol. Sixty-six patients are receiving treatment in intensive care unit.
Eleven patients died in United Christian Hospital (UCH), Tai Po Hospital (TPH), Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH), Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital (AHNH) and Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH). This brought to 204 the total number of deaths relating to atypical pneumonia.
The deceased include eight men and three women who are aged from 42 to 86. Their information is as follows:
Hospital Patient's gender AgeUCH female* 70
male* 43
male* 80
female* 48
TPH male* 86
TMH male* 42
male* 65
QEH male* 59
AHNH male* 53
female* 82
PMH male 66
*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 | 368 (+0) | 257 (+14) | 204 (+11) |
| Patients, family members & visitors | 1286 (+8) | 727 (+12) | |
| Total | 1654 (+8) ** | 984 (+26) |
| Suspected cases | 25 |
| * | 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 89 recovering patients in convalescence. |
End/Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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