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 (March 9) 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 3 4
Tung Wah Eastern Hospital 1 1
Queen Mary Hospital 2 4
Kwong Wah Hospital 1 1
Kowloon Hospital 5 5
TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital 1 1
United Christian Hospital 4 3
Tseung Kwan O Hospital 3 3
Princess Margaret Hospital 17 27
Caritas Medical Centre 16 16
Yan Chai Hospital 8 7
Prince of Wales Hospital 1 2
Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital 1 2
Shatin Hospital 1 2
Tuen Mun Hospital 2 2
Pok Oi Hospital 2 3
Castle Peak Hospital 3 11

 
     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
Tung Wah Hospital 5
Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital 2
Kowloon Hospital 20
TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital 2
Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital 8
United Christian Hospital 9
Tseung Kwan O Hospital 1
Haven of Hope Hospital 13
Princess Margaret Hospital 7
Caritas Medical Centre 8
Yan Chai Hospital 12 3
Kwai Chung Hospital 14 7
Prince of Wales Hospital 1
Cheshire Home, Shatin 1
Tuen Mun Hospital 18
Pok Oi Hospital 3
Castle Peak Hospital 2
Siu Lam 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.