The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     As at 9am today (February 28), 16 COVID-19 confirmed patients were discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours. Including a patient (case number: 10952) discharged earlier on February 26, a total of 10 536 patients with confirmed or probable infection have been discharged so far.
 
     At present, there are 673 negative pressure rooms in public hospitals with 1 202 negative pressure beds activated. A total of 218 confirmed patients are currently hospitalised in 22 public hospitals, a community treatment facility and the North Lantau Hospital Hong Kong Infection Control Centre, among which 17 patients are in critical condition, 13 are in serious condition and the remaining 188 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	6444, 9733, 10373, 10687, 10718, 10766, 10776, 10807, 10842, 10848, 10866, 10871, 10873, 10883, 10897, 10906, 10952
Critical	1989, 3496, 6125, 6607, 6794, 8018, 8078, 9049, 9135, 9612, 9907, 9953, 10358, 10367, 10379, 10585, 10904
Serious	6386, 7076, 7468, 8221, 9055, 9550, 9793, 10023, 10083, 10611, 10898, 10942, 10953

 

Ends/Sunday, February 28, 2021
Issued at HKT 18:20

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