Hospital Authority announces positive patient cases detected via admission screening or testing and clusters of nosocomial COVID-19 infections
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The Hospital Authority today (February 25) announced information regarding patients who tested positive via admission screening or testing and nosocomial COVID-19 infection cases:
The following are the statistics of patients who tested positive via admission screening or by testing in public hospitals:
| Hospital/clinic | Number of patients who tested positive | Number of patients identified as close contacts | Number of staff members without appropriate personal protective equipment identified as close contacts |
| Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital | 3 | 7 | - |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 5 | 13 | - |
| Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital | 3 | 4 | - |
| TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| United Christian Hospital | 3 | 4 | - |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 8 | 22 | |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 1 | 2 | - |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 3 | 12 | - |
| North Lantau Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital | 3 | 3 | - |
| North District Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Cheshire Home, Shatin | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 2 | 3 | - |
| Pok Oi Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Castle Peak Hospital | 1 | 6 | - |
The following are the statistics of nosocomial infection cases in public hospitals:
| Hospital/clinic | Number of patients who tested positive |
Number of staff members who tested positive |
| Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital | 13 | - |
| Tung Wah Eastern Hospital | 6 | 7 |
| Queen Mary Hospital | 1 | 2 |
| Grantham Hospital | 3 | - |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 7 | 2 |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 1 | - |
| Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital | 7 | - |
| TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital | 5 | - |
| United Christian Hospital | 8 | - |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 5 | 1 |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 8 | 4 |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 2 | - |
| Kwai Chung Hospital | 7 | 3 |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 2 | 6 |
| Tai Po Hospital | 1 | - |
| North District Hospital | 2 | - |
| Shatin Hospital | 1 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 2 | - |
| Pok Oi Hospital | 2 | - |
Thorough cleaning and disinfection operations have been performed in the affected areas by hospitals. The hospitals will continue to closely monitor the health condition of patients and staff members, and communicate with the Centre for Health Protection on the latest situation.
Ends/Friday, February 25, 2022
Issued at HKT 19:20
Issued at HKT 19:20
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