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The following is jointly issued by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority:
As at 1 pm today (May 8), there is an additional 7 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 Tuen Mun Hospital). The remaining five are other patients and contacts of patients with atypical pneumonia.
A total of 1008 patients have recovered from atypical pneumonia and have been discharged from public hospitals. Of them, 24 were discharged today. There are now 445 patients in hospital, of whom 91 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.
Four patients died in Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital (AHNH), Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) and Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH). This brought to 208 the total number of deaths relating to atypical pneumonia.
The deceased include four women aged from 60 to 100. Their information is as follows:
Hospital Patient's gender AgeAHNH female* 93
QEH female* 78
PMH female* 60
PWH female* 100
*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 | 370 ( +2) | 262 ( +5) | 208 ( +4) |
| Patients, family members & visitors | 1291 ( +5) | 746 ( +19) | |
| Total | 1661 ( +7) ** | 1008 ( +24) |
| Suspected cases | 19 |
| * | 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 91 recovering patients in convalescence. |
End/Thursday, May 8, 2003
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