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 28) 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 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Cheshire Home, Chung Hom Kok | 2 | 7 | - |
| MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 11 | 25 | - |
| Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| United Christian Hospital | 2 | 6 | - |
| Tseung Kwan O Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 10 | 10 | - |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 36 | 10 | - |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 3 | 5 | - |
| North District Hospital | 2 | 2 | - |
| Shatin Hospital | 2 | 4 | - |
| Tai Po Hospital | 1 | 4 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 2 | 2 | - |
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 |
| Queen Mary Hospital | 4 | - |
| Grantham Hospital | 3 | - |
| Tung Wah Hospital | 1 | - |
| Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital | 5 | - |
| Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital | 1 | - |
| TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital | 1 | - |
| Kowloon Hospital | 16 | - |
| United Christian Hospital | 8 | - |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 15 | - |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 13 | - |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 6 | 3 |
| Kwai Chung Hospital | 10 | - |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 4 | - |
| Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital | 1 | - |
| Shatin Hospital | 2 | - |
| Castle Peak Hospital | 4 | - |
| Siu Lam Hospital | 15 | - |
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/Monday, February 28, 2022
Issued at HKT 18:40
Issued at HKT 18:40
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