Hospital Authority announces positive patient cases detected via admission screening or testing and clusters of nosocomial COVID-19 infections
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority today (September 24) 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 |
| North District Hospital | 1 | 1 | – |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 1 | 1 | – |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 1 | 3 | – |
The following are the statistics of cluster of nosocomial infection cases in a public hospital:
| Hospital/clinic | Number of patients who tested positive | Number of staff members who tested positive |
| Castle Peak Hospital | 1 | – |
Thorough cleaning and disinfection operations have been conducted in 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.