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The following is jointly issued by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority:
As at 1 pm today (May 14), there is an additional nine patients confirmed to have Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) following admission to public hospitals earlier. They include one healthcare worker from Caritas Medical Centre. The remaining eight are other patients and contacts of patients with SARS.
A total of 1128 patients have recovered from SARS and have been discharged from public hospitals. Of them, 38 were discharged today. There are now 343 patients in hospital, of whom 68 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. Fifty-five patients are receiving treatment in intensive care unit.
Two patients died in United Christian Hospital (UCH) and Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH). This brought to 227 the total number of deaths relating to SARS.
The deceased include two men aged 40 and 72. Their information is as follows:
Hospital Patient's gender AgeUCH male 40
PWH male* 72
*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 | 375 ( + 1) | 291 ( + 8) | 227 ( + 2) | 343 * ( - 31) |
| Patients, family members & visitors | 1323 ( + 8) | 837 ( + 30) | ||
| Total | 1698 ( + 9) | 1128 ( + 38) |
| Suspected cases | 8 |
| * | There are 68 recovering patients in convalescence. |
End/Wednesday, May 14, 2003
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