Public hospitals daily update on COVID-19 cases
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As at 9am today (August 16), 61 COVID-19 confirmed patients were discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours. So far, a total of 3 549 patients with confirmed or probable infection have been discharged.
At present, there are 685 negative pressure rooms in public hospitals with 1 247 negative pressure beds activated. A total of 761 confirmed patients are currently hospitalised in 20 public hospitals, a community isolation facility and a community treatment facility, among which 27 patients are in critical condition, 42 are in serious condition and the remaining 692 patients are in stable condition.
The Hospital Authority will maintain close contact with the Centre for Health Protection to monitor the latest developments and to inform the public and healthcare workers on the latest information in a timely manner.
Details of the above-mentioned patients are as follows:
| Patient condition | Case numbers |
| Discharged | 2208, 2500, 2579, 2671, 2845, 2943, 2946, 3055, 3200, 3204, 3239, 3335, 3356, 3379, 3387, 3389, 3396, 3457, 3462, 3488, 3494, 3503, 3544, 3545, 3547, 3587, 3590, 3605, 3613, 3630, 3668, 3672, 3673, 3719, 3763, 3808, 3837, 3848, 3856, 3859, 3907, 3920, 3953, 3970, 3972, 3981, 3983, 4053, 4060, 4062, 4063, 4076, 4080, 4165, 4196, 4200, 4226, 4231, 4258, 4266, 4316 |
| Critical | 1401, 1470, 1498, 1650, 1718, 1835, 1989, 2007, 2282, 2396, 2792, 2890, 2988, 3408, 3434, 3561, 3635, 3744, 3764, 3904, 3949, 3960, 3968, 4101, 4187, 4213, 4235 |
| Serious | 1602, 1779, 1956, 1968, 2078, 2079, 2086, 2334, 2362, 2365, 2479, 2576, 2577, 2702, 2746, 2748, 2839, 2912, 2940, 2941, 2962, 2966, 2968, 2989, 3005, 3274, 3284, 3366, 3377, 3461, 3496, 3497, 3539, 3617, 3621, 3626, 3761, 3832, 4042, 4148, 4222, 4281 |
Ends/Sunday, August 16, 2020
Issued at HKT 17:53
Issued at HKT 17:53
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