1 COVID-19 death recorded

April 13, 2021

The Hospital Authority today said a 77-year-old male COVID-19 patient has passed away, taking the number of COVID-19 patients who died in public hospitals to 202.

 

The patient was admitted to the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital on July 20 last year for isolation treatment.

 

His condition deteriorated and he was transferred to the hospital's intensive care unit on July 27.

 

After treatment, the patient's antibody test result for COVID-19 was positive and he was released from an isolation order by the Department of Health on August 28.

 

Due to underlying diseases, he continued to stay in the hospital and was then transferred to Grantham Hospital's Tuberculosis & Chest Medical Unit on March 22 for further treatment.

 

The patient's condition continued to deteriorate and he passed away this afternoon.

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