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The following is jointly issued by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority:
As at 1 pm today (May 12), there is an additional 5 patients confirmed to have Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) following admission to public hospitals earlier. They include two healthcare workers (one from Tuen Mun Hospital and one from Shatin Hospital). The remaining three are other patients and contacts of patients with SARS.
A total of 1066 patients have recovered from SARS and have been discharged from public hospitals. Of them, 7 were discharged today. There are now 399 patients in hospital, of whom 76 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-one patients are receiving treatment in intensive care unit.
Three patients died in Tai Po Hospital (TPH), Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) and Queen Elizabeth Hospital(QEH). This brought to 218 the total number of deaths relating to SARS.
The deceased include a man and two women aged from 50 to 83. Their information is as follows:
Hospital Patient's gender AgeTPH male* 83
PWH female 50
QEH female* 75
*denotes patient with a history of chronic disease
The cumulative figure for patients who have been admitted to public hospitals with SARS since March 12 is as follows:
| Nature | Cumulative Number | Total No. of Discharged Patients | Total No. of Deaths | No. of Patients in Hospital |
| Health care workers of Hospitals/Clinics and medical students | 372 ( + 2) | 274 ( + 1) | 218 ( + 3) | 399 * ( - 5) |
| Patients, family members & visitors | 1311 ( + 3) | 792 ( + 6) | ||
| Total | 1683 ( + 5) | 1066 ( + 7) |
| Suspected cases | 5 |
| * | There are 76 recovering patients in convalescence. |
End/Monday, May 12, 2003
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