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The following is jointly issued by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority:
There are two new confirmed cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) today (June 6). There is no case involving healthcare workers.
The number of patients recovered and discharged from hospital continues to rise to 1350. Of them, seven were discharged today.
The number of SARS patients in intensive care unit is 23. These cases are part of the 71 cases under treatment in hospitals. Most of the patients are showing positive responses to the treatment protocol. In addition, 43 are recovering patients in convalescence and in preparation for discharge.
Two patients died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and Wong Tai Sin Hospital (WTSH). This brought to 286 the total number of deaths relating to SARS.
The deceased were two women aged 59 and 90. Their information is as follows:
Hospital Patient's gender AgeQEH female* 59
WTSH female* 90
* 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 | 386 | 358 ( + 1) | 286 ( + 2) |
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| Patients, family members & visitors | 1364 ( + 2) | 992 ( + 6) | ||||||||||
| Total | 1750 ( + 2) | 1350 ( + 7) | ||||||||||
| Suspected cases | 8 |
End/Friday, June 6, 2003
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