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 (March 16) announced information regarding patients who tested positive via admission screening or testing with patients or staff members identified as close contacts 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 with patients or staff members identified as close contacts:
| 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 | - |
| Queen Mary Hospital | 2 | 2 | - |
| Grantham Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 3 | 5 | - |
| United Christian Hospital | 3 | 5 | - |
| Tseung Kwan O Hospital | 4 | 5 | - |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 10 | 15 | - |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 16 | 12 | - |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 2 | 2 | - |
| North District 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 |
| Grantham Hospital | 1 | - |
| Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital | 1 | - |
| Kowloon Hospital | 3 | - |
| United Christian Hospital | 2 | - |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 1 | - |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 7 | - |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 8 | - |
| Kwai Chung Hospital | 14 | 6 |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 3 | - |
| North District Hospital | 5 | - |
| Shatin Hospital | 7 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 8 | - |
| Castle Peak Hospital | 1 | - |
| Pok Oi Hospital | 1 | - |
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/Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Issued at HKT 19:12
Issued at HKT 19:12
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