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A spokesman for the Department of Health said reports about one enterovirus 71 infection and 10 hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) institutional outbreaks were received during the 24 hours ending at noon today (June 23).
This brings to 460 the cumulative total number of HFMD institutional outbreaks in 2010.
The new school and institutional outbreaks were in Eastern, Kowloon City, Kwun Tong, Sham Shui Po, Wong Tai Sin, Sai Kung, Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long.
Two schools are closed due to HFMD outbreaks.
More information about the current status of HFMD is available from a daily situation report published by the Centre for Health Protection on its website, www.chp.gov.hk.
Ends/Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Issued at HKT 18:32
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