The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority.
The Hospital Authority today (March 30) 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 | – |
| Ruttonjee Hospital | 1 | 1 | – |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 2 | 4 | – |
| TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital | 1 | 1 | – |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 2 | 5 | – |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 2 | 2 | – |
| North District Hospital | 1 | 2 | – |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 4 | 5 | – |
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 |
| Ruttonjee Hospital | 8 | – |
| Kowloon Hospital | 5 | – |
| United Christian Hospital | 2 | – |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 1 | – |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 1 | – |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 3 | – |
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.
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