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A spokesman for the Department of Health said reports about six hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) institutional outbreaks were received during the three days ending at noon today (July 12). No new report of enterovirus 71 infection was received during the period.
This brings to 562 and 71 respectively the cumulative total numbers of HFMD institutional outbreaks and laboratory confirmed EV71 infections in 2010 respectively.
The new school outbreaks were in Eastern, Kowloon City, Kwai Tsing, Sha Tin and Yuen Long.
There is currently no school closure due to an HFMD outbreak.
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/Monday, July 12, 2010
Issued at HKT 19:25
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