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 (August 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 |
| Queen Mary Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Kowloon Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 2 | 5 | - |
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 |
| Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital | 1 | - |
In addition, a 55-year-old male patient in a medicine ward of Prince of Wales Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 on August 27. The hospital commenced contact tracing investigation. Eight more male patients, aged 56 to 92, also tested positive. The hospital is investigating the linkage of the cases concerned. Nine patients are being treated under isolation and are in stable condition.
Admission and visiting arrangements for the ward concerned have been suspended. Thorough cleaning and disinfection have been conducted. Testing has been arranged for patients and staff members of the ward concerned. The hospital will continue to monitor the health condition of patients and staff members closely, and communicate with the Centre for Health Protection on the latest situation.
Ends/Monday, August 29, 2022
Issued at HKT 18:45
Issued at HKT 18:45
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