The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     As at 9am today (August 18), 78 COVID-19 confirmed patients were discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours. So far, a total of 3 677 patients with confirmed or probable infections have been discharged.
 
     At present, there are 689 negative pressure rooms in public hospitals with 1 251 negative pressure beds activated. A total of 751 confirmed patients are currently hospitalised in 19 public hospitals, a community isolation facility and a community treatment facility, among which 31 patients are in critical condition, 38 are in serious condition and the remaining 682 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	1687, 1688, 1933, 2813, 2833, 3002, 3048, 3085, 3174, 3178, 3233, 3243, 3321, 3362, 3406, 3418, 3450, 3458, 3465, 3470, 3471, 3472, 3483, 3508, 3535, 3543, 3560, 3583, 3638, 3711, 3716, 3720, 3725, 3737, 3739, 3769, 3770, 3778, 3787, 3807, 3827, 3864, 3866, 3869, 3878, 3923, 3927, 3930, 3938, 3939, 3941, 3971, 3996, 4014, 4015, 4030, 4055, 4068, 4074, 4075, 4083, 4086, 4132, 4138, 4147, 4153, 4161, 4173, 4182, 4250, 4277, 4315, 4322, 4326, 4353, 4355, 4357, 4388
Critical	1401, 1470, 1650, 1718, 1779, 1835, 1989, 2007, 2282, 2396, 2792, 2890, 2912, 2988, 3408, 3434, 3561, 3626, 3635, 3744, 3764, 3904, 3949, 3960, 3968, 4101, 4187, 4213, 4222, 4235, 4429
Serious	1498, 1602, 1956, 1968, 2078, 2079, 2086, 2334, 2362, 2576, 2577, 2702, 2746, 2748, 2839, 2940, 2941, 2962, 2966, 2968, 2989, 3005, 3194, 3274, 3284, 3366, 3377, 3461, 3496, 3497, 3539, 3617, 3621, 3761, 3832, 4059, 4148, 4281

Ends/Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Issued at HKT 17:47

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