Nine New SARS Patients Confirmed in HK

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Nine New SARS Patients Confirmed in HK

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Nine new patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) were confirmed and two died in Hong Kong, according to a statement jointly issued by Hong Kong's Department of Health and the Hospital Authority.

As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, an additional nine patients had been confirmed to have SARS following admission to public hospitals earlier.

They include one healthcare worker. The remaining eight are other patients and contacts of patients with SARS.

A total of 1128 patients have recovered from SARS and have beendischarged from public hospitals. Of them, 38 were discharged on Wednesday alone. There are now 343 patients in hospital, of whom 68 are recovering patients who are in convalescence and preparation for discharge.

Most of the patients currently in hospital are showing positiveresponses to the treatment protocol. Fifty-five patients are receiving treatment in intensive care unit.

Two patients died, bring to 227 the total number of deaths relating to SARS.

The cumulative figure for patients who have been admitted to public hospitals with SARS since March 12 is 1698.

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