The Hospital Authority today (September 20) 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, a staff member of a male ward for intellectual disabilities at Castle Peak Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 on September 16. The hospital commenced a contact tracing investigation. Three more male patients tested positive. The hospital is investigating the linkage among the cases concerned. Three patients are being treated in isolation and are in 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 |
| Queen Mary Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | 1 | 1 | - |
| United Christian Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Caritas Medical Centre | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kwai Chung Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| North Lantau Hospital | 1 | 2 | - |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | 3 | 6 | - |
In addition, a staff member of a male ward for intellectual disabilities at Castle Peak Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 on September 16. The hospital commenced a contact tracing investigation. Three more male patients tested positive. The hospital is investigating the linkage among the cases concerned. Three patients are being treated in isolation and are in stable condition.
Please refer to the press release for details