Public hospitals daily update on COVID-19 cases
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As at 9am today (August 27), 38 COVID-19 confirmed patients were discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours. The Hospital Authority (HA) has announced that a 19-month-old boy tested preliminarily positive earlier. The patient had been confirmed with COVID-19 infection (case number: 4720) and was discharged on Tuesday (August 25). Together with this case, a total of 4 200 patients with confirmed or probable infections have been discharged.
At present, there are 675 negative pressure rooms in public hospitals with 1 220 negative pressure beds activated. A total of 427 confirmed patients are currently hospitalised in 18 public hospitals and a community treatment facility, among which 25 patients are in critical condition, 35 are in serious condition and the remaining 367 patients are in stable condition.
The HA 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 | 2416, 3411, 3506, 3569, 3772, 3802, 3840, 4049, 4051, 4065, 4190, 4217, 4223, 4230, 4245, 4259, 4279, 4282, 4288, 4297, 4362, 4369, 4372, 4376, 4424, 4435, 4489, 4492, 4505, 4512, 4514, 4537, 4559, 4560, 4586, 4589, 4600, 4622 |
| Critical | 1401, 1470, 1650, 1835, 1989, 2007, 2716, 2792, 2912, 2968, 3170, 3308, 3626, 3635, 3764, 3904, 3949, 4101, 4187, 4213, 4222, 4306, 4419, 4429, 4706 |
| Serious | 1779, 1956, 1968, 2079, 2282, 2334, 2362, 2404, 2576, 2702, 2962, 2989, 3274, 3366, 3377, 3408, 3496, 3497, 3617, 3621, 3744, 3761, 3968, 4072, 4096, 4148, 4272, 4336, 4383, 4395, 4526, 4583, 4642, 4667, 4702 |
Ends/Thursday, August 27, 2020
Issued at HKT 18:20
Issued at HKT 18:20
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