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 (July 4) 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 |
| Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kowloon Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
The following is the statistic of clusters of nosocomial infection cases in public hospitals:
| Hospital/clinic | Number of patients who tested positive |
Number of staff members who tested positive |
| Castle Peak Hospital | 3 | - |
In addition, a female patient at Caritas Medical Centre tested positive for COVID-19 via admission screening yesterday (July 3). As the patient was admitted to a medical ward during the incubation period, the hospital infection control team immediately conducted contact tracing. Two female patients who stayed with the patient in the same cubicle also tested positive today, while five female patients were identified as close contacts and will be isolated for quarantine. All three confirmed patients are being treated in isolation and are in stable condition. The hospital has arranged viral tests for the patients and staff of the ward concerned and they have all tested negative so far.
Admission and visiting arrangements for the wards concerned have been suspended and thorough cleaning and disinfection have been conducted. The hospitals will closely monitor the health condition of staff and patients and communicate with the Centre for Health Protection on the latest situation.
Ends/Monday, July 4, 2022
Issued at HKT 19:25
Issued at HKT 19:25
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