Public hospital daily update on Wuhan-related cases

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

As at noon today (January 7), in the past 24 hours public hospitals had admitted nine patients who have been to Wuhan in the past 14 days and presented with fever, respiratory infection or pneumonia symptoms.

	Hospital	Age	Gender	Condition
1.	Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital	10	Female	Stable
2.	Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital	14	Male	Stable
3.	Prince of Wales Hospital	8	Male	Stable
4.	Prince of Wales Hospital	16	Female	Stable
5.	Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital	8	Male	Stable
6.	Queen Elizabeth Hospital	6	Female	Stable
7.	Queen Elizabeth Hospital	33	Female	Stable
8.	Queen Elizabeth Hospital	49	Male	Stable
9.	Yan Chai Hospital	32	Male	Stable

The Hospital Authority (HA) has reported the cases and sent the specimens to the Department of Health (DH) for testing. The patients concerned are in stable condition and are being treated under isolation. "The patients concerned had not visited wet markets in Wuhan before the onset of symptoms. The HA will keep monitoring the patients' conditions and provide appropriate treatment," the HA Chief Infection Control Officer, Dr Raymond Lai, said.

Including the above-mentioned cases, public hospitals have reported 30 patient cases to the DH since December 31, 2019. Thirteen of the patients have been discharged.