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The following is jointly issued by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority:
There are four new confirmed cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) today (May 30). However, there is no SARS case involving healthcare worker.
The number of patients recovered and discharged from hospitals continues to rise to 1304. Of them, 2 were discharged today.
The number of SARS patients in intensive care unit continues to drop to a new low of 31 from 127 in mid-April. These 31 cases are part of the 93 cases under treatment in hospitals. Most of the patients are showing positive responses to the treatment protocol. In addition, 65 are recovering patients in convalescence and in preparation for discharge.
One patient died in Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital (AHNH). This brought to 274 the total number of deaths relating to SARS.
The deceased was a woman aged 78. Her information is as follows:
Hospital Patient's gender Age* denotes patient with a history of chronic diseaseAHNH female* 78
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 |
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| Health care workers of Hospitals/Clinics and medical students | 381 | 348 | 274 ( + 1) |
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| Patients, family members & visitors | 1355 ( + 4) | 956 ( + 2) | ||||||||||
| Total | 1736 ( + 4) | 1304 ( + 2) | ||||||||||
| Suspected cases | 12 |
End/Friday, May 30, 2003
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