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 (February 21) announced information regarding patients who tested positive via admission screening or testing 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.
 

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 3 3
Queen Elizabeth Hospital 23 3
Kwong Wah Hospital 6 7
Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital 1 2
Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital 1 1
United Christian Hospital 3 10
Princess Margaret Hospital 1 2
Caritas Medical Centre 2 4
Yan Chai Hospital 1 6
Prince of Wales Hospital 3 7
Tuen Mun Hospital 1 13
Siu Lam Hospital 1 7

     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
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital 3
Queen Elizabeth Hospital 5 11
Kwong Wah Hospital 7 2
TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital 1
Princess Margaret Hospital 6 4
Caritas Medical Centre 7
Kwai Chung Hospital 9 7
Prince of Wales Hospital 2
Tuen Mun Hospital 2
Pok Oi Hospital 10 2
Siu Lam Hospital 6

     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.