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The following is jointly issued by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority:
There are three new confirmed cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) today (June 1). There is no case involving healthcare workers.
The number of patients recovered and discharged from hospital continues to rise to 1318. Of them, eight were discharged today.
The number of SARS patients in intensive care unit continues to drop to 27. These cases are part of the 83 cases under treatment in hospitals. Most of the patients are showing positive responses to the treatment protocol. In addition, 60 are recovering patients in convalescence and in preparation for discharge.
Three patients died in Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) and Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH). This brought to 281 the total number of deaths relating to SARS.
The deceased include one man and two women aged 53 to 83. Their information is as follows:
Hospital Patient's gender Age
PMH male* 83
PWH female 53
female* 69
* 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 |
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| Health care workers of Hospitals/Clinics and medical students | 384 | 350 ( + 2) | 281 ( + 3) |
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| Patients, family members & visitors | 1358 ( + 3) | 968 ( + 6) | ||||||||||
| Total | 1742 ( + 3) | 1318 ( + 8) | ||||||||||
| Suspected cases | 9 |
End/Sunday, June 1, 2003
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