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The following is jointly issued by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority:
As at 1 pm today (May 16), there is an additional three patients confirmed to have Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) following admission to public hospitals earlier. They include one healthcare worker from Prince of Wales Hospital. The remaining two are other patients and contacts of patients with SARS.
A total of 1171 patients have recovered from SARS and have been discharged from public hospitals. Of them, 11 were discharged today. There are now 232 active cases under treatment in hospitals, of whom 52 patients are in intensive care unit. Most of the patients currently in hospital are showing positive responses to the treatment protocol. In addition, 65 are recovering patients in convalescence and in preparation for discharge.
Four patients died in Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH), Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) and Wong Tai Sin Hospital (WTSH). This brought to 238 the total number of deaths relating to SARS.
The deceased include three men and one woman aged 53 to 90. Their information is as follows:
Hospital Patient's gender AgePWH male 73
PMH male 53
WTSH female* 90
male* 82
*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 | 377 ( + 1) | 312 ( + 3) | 238 ( + 4) | 297 * ( - 12) |
| Patients, family members & visitors | 1329 ( + 2) | 859 ( + 8) | ||
| Total | 1706 ( + 3) | 1171 ( + 11) |
| Suspected cases | 14 |
| * | There are 65 recovering patients in convalescence. |
End/Friday, May 16, 2003
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