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The following is jointly issued by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority:
As at 1 pm today (May 17), there is an additional four patients confirmed to have Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) following admission to public hospitals earlier. They include one healthcare worker from Queen Mary Hospital. The remaining three are other patients and contacts of patients with SARS.
A total of 1191 patients have recovered from SARS and have been discharged from public hospitals. Of them, 20 were discharged today. There are now 210 active cases under treatment in hospitals, of whom 47 patients are in intensive care unit. Most of the patients currently in hospital are showing positive responses to the treatment protocol. In addition, 66 are recovering patients in convalescence and in preparation for discharge.
Five patients died in Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), Caritas Medical Centre (CMC), Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH) and Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital(AHNH). This brought to 243 the total number of deaths relating to SARS.
The deceased include two men and three woman aged 54 to 92. Their information is as follows:
Hospital Patient's gender Age
PMH male 54
male* 62
CMC female* 87
TMH female* 92
AHNH female 65
*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 | 378 ( + 1) | 316 ( + 4) | 243 ( + 5) | 276 * ( - 21) |
| Patients, family members & visitors | 1332 ( + 3) | 875 ( + 16) | ||
| Total | 1710 ( + 4) | 1191 ( + 20) |
| Suspected cases | 16 |
| * | There are 66 recovering patients in convalescence. |
End/Saturday, May 17, 2003
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