The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority today (September 7) 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	-
Haven of Hope Hospital	1	1	-
Prince of Wales Hospital	1	1	-
Tuen Mun Hospital	1	1	-

 
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
United Christian Hospital	1	1
Yan Chai Hospital	1	-
Siu Lam Hospital	3	-

 
     In addition, a staff member from a medical ward of Tseung Kwan O Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 on September 2. The hospital infection control team conducted contact tracing immediately and found that two male patients, aged 70 and 94, in the same ward also tested positive for COVID-19. Two patients are being treated in isolation and are in stable condition.
 
     An 85-year-old male patient in a medicine and geriatrics rehabilitation ward of Rehabilitation Block of Tuen Mun Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 on September 4. The hospital commenced a contact tracing investigation. Two more male patients, aged 77 and 94, and a staff member also tested positive. The hospital is investigating the linkage among the cases concerned. Three patients are being treated in isolation and are in stable condition.

     A patient of a male ward for severe intellectual disability of Siu Lam Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday (September 6). The hospital commenced a contact tracing investigation. Two more male patients in the ward concerned tested positive. So far, there are altogether three patients and one staff member, who was a patient care assistant confirmed as being infected earlier, that have tested positive. The hospital is investigating the linkage among the cases concerned. All three patients are being treated in isolation and are in stable condition.
 
     Admission and visiting arrangements for the wards concerned have been suspended. Thorough cleaning and disinfection operations have been conducted. Testing has been arranged for patients and staff members of the wards concerned. The hospitals 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/Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Issued at HKT 19:05

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