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Public hospitals daily update on COVID-19 cases
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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     As at 9am today (August 24), 34 COVID-19 confirmed patients were discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours. In the list of discharged patients released yesterday (August 23), the case number of one of the patients was given as 4399 mistakenly. The correct case number is 4396. A total of 4 052 patients with confirmed or probable infection have been discharged so far.

     At present, there are 682 negative pressure rooms in public hospitals with 1 239 negative pressure beds activated. A total of 526 confirmed patients are currently hospitalised in 19 public hospitals, a community isolation facility and a community treatment facility, among which 27 patients are in critical condition, 37 are in serious condition and the remaining 462 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 1702, 2388, 2970, 3531, 3614, 3628, 3931, 3933, 3950, 3967, 4024, 4067, 4098, 4126, 4142, 4184, 4207, 4251, 4298, 4323, 4366, 4374, 4377, 4382, 4438, 4470, 4476, 4490, 4519, 4557, 4592, 4593, 4636, 4651
Critical 1401, 1470, 1650, 1779, 1835, 1989, 2007, 2282, 2792, 2890, 2912, 2968, 3308, 3434, 3626, 3635, 3764, 3904, 3949, 3960, 4101, 4187, 4213, 4222, 4306, 4419, 4429
Serious 1316, 1956, 1968, 2078, 2079, 2334, 2362, 2576, 2702, 2746, 2748, 2940, 2962, 2966, 2988, 2989, 3274, 3366, 3377, 3408, 3461, 3496, 3497, 3539, 3617, 3621, 3744, 3761, 3968, 4059, 4072, 4096, 4148, 4272, 4336, 4526, 4583

 
Ends/Monday, August 24, 2020
Issued at HKT 19:20
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