One New SARS Case Confirmed in HK, One More Death

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One New SARS Case Confirmed in HK, One More Death

There were one new confirmed caseof Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and one new death in Hong Kong on Tuesday, said the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority.

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There were one new confirmed caseof Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and one new death in Hong Kong on Tuesday, said the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority.

A woman aged at 83 died in North District Hospital, bringing to283 the total number of deaths relating to SARS.

The number of patients recovered and discharged from hospital continues to rise to 1,326. Of them, seven were discharged Tuesday.

The number of SARS patients in intensive care unit is 25. Thesecases are part of the 79 cases under treatment in hospitals.

In addition, Hong Kong communities continue to commemorate healthcare workers who were killed by SARS in many ways.

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) announced Tuesday it will establish a scholarship to commemorate Lau Wing Kai, the first health care worker killed in the fight against SARS in Hong Kong.

Lau was fatally infected by SARS as he tried to resuscitate a SARS patient and died on April 26.

The scholarship will be awarded annually to undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students who have achieved academic and clinical excellence.

"Although Lau is not a gradate of HKU, we hold great appreciation to his dedication and we hope his spirit can be sustained in the nursing community and to the new generation of healthcare professionals," Sophia Siu-Chee Chan, head of the Department of Nursing Studies of HKU said.

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