The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     As at 9am today (May 16), four COVID-19 confirmed patients were discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours. Following the deletion of the local case 11801 announced on May 7 by the Centre for Health Protection and the replacement with an imported case, the patient statistics have been consolidated. Meanwhile, a total of 11 525 patients with confirmed or probable infection have been discharged.

     At present, there are 616 negative pressure rooms in public hospitals with 1 155 negative pressure beds activated. A total of 56 confirmed patients are currently hospitalised in 15 public hospitals and the North Lantau Hospital Hong Kong Infection Control Centre, among which two patients are in critical condition, one is in serious condition and the remaining 53 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.
 
     The case numbers of the discharged, critical and serious patients are as follows:
 

Discharged	11770, 11806, 11813, 11819
Critical	6794, 9907
Serious	10358

Ends/Sunday, May 16, 2021
Issued at HKT 16:50

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