The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority today (March 29) 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	7	8	-
Ruttonjee Hospital	1	1	-
Queen Mary Hospital	1	1	-
Kwong Wah Hospital	1	1	-
Princess Margaret Hospital	2	2	-
Yan Chai Hospital	5	7	-
Tuen Mun Hospital	4	7	-

 
     The following are the statistics of clusters of nosocomial infection cases in public hospitals:
 

Hospital/clinic	Number of patients who tested positive	Number of staff members who tested positive
Kowloon Hospital	6	-
Princess Margaret Hospital	1	-
Yan Chai 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/Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Issued at HKT 18:34

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