The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     As at 9am today (September 7), 13 COVID-19 confirmed patients were discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours. So far, a total of 4 524 patients with confirmed or probable infections have been discharged.
 
     At present, there are 677 negative pressure rooms in public hospitals with 1 209 negative pressure beds activated. A total of 229 confirmed patients are currently hospitalised in 19 public hospitals and a community treatment facility, among which 20 patients are in critical condition, 16 are in serious condition and the remaining 193 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	2172, 4267, 4413, 4455, 4663, 4678, 4697, 4736, 4775, 4784, 4836, 4846, 4857
Critical	1401, 1470, 1835, 1989, 2007, 2912, 2968, 3496, 3744, 3764, 3904, 4101, 4187, 4433, 4530, 4641, 4706, 4732, 4774, 4817
Serious	1650, 1779, 2334, 2404, 3366, 3617, 3621, 4100, 4419, 4602, 4613, 4648, 4738, 4746, 4788, 4873

Ends/Monday, September 7, 2020
Issued at HKT 18:13

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