The Hospital Authority today (September 15) 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:
In addition, an 86-year-old male patient in a medical and geriatric ward of Pok Oi Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 on September 13. The hospital commenced contact tracing investigation. Three more male patients, aged 66 to 90, also tested positive. The hospital is investigating the linkage among the cases concerned. The four patients are being treated under isolation with stable condition.
Please refer to the press release for details
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 | 3 | - |
| Queen Mary Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Tseung Kwan O Hospital | 2 | 4 | - |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Yan Chai Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| North District Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 2 | 4 | - |
In addition, an 86-year-old male patient in a medical and geriatric ward of Pok Oi Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 on September 13. The hospital commenced contact tracing investigation. Three more male patients, aged 66 to 90, also tested positive. The hospital is investigating the linkage among the cases concerned. The four patients are being treated under isolation with stable condition.
Please refer to the press release for details