The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority today (March 18) 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 | 4 | – |
| Ruttonjee Hospital | 1 | 2 | – |
| Queen Mary Hospital | 3 | 5 | – |
| United Christian Hospital | 1 | 3 | – |
| Tseung Kwan O Hospital | 1 | 1 | – |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 6 | 14 | – |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 10 | 6 | – |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 1 | 1 | – |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 1 | 1 | – |
| Tai Po Hospital | 1 | 2 | – |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 6 | 10 | – |
| Castle Peak Hospital | 1 | 4 | – |
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 |
| Wong Chuk Hang Hospital | 1 | – |
| Kowloon Hospital | 11 | – |
| Tseung Kwan O Hospital | 2 | – |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 7 | – |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 1 | – |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 7 | – |
| Kwai Chung Hospital | 19 | 2 |
| North District Hospital | 3 | – |
| Tai Po Hospital | 7 | – |
| Shatin Hospital | 3 | – |
| Tuen Mun 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.
Follow this news feed: East Asia