Covid 19 Deaths

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Allyson van de Pol

Dear Department of Health,

Of the 213 patients who died with Covid 19 in Hong Kong, can you please advise how many of these people did not have any other underlying condition at the time of death?

Many thanks

Yours faithfully,

Allyson van de Pol

Department of Health

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Dear Mrs Van de Pol,

 

The Department of Health transferred your Application for Access to
Information to the Hospital Authority (HA) on 4 February 2022 for
handling. Please find below the HA Head Office’s response to the item you
requested:

 

As of 26 January 2022, among the 213 death cases, 205 COVID-19 patients
passed away in public hospitals and over 90% of them had underlying
diseases. The HA’s relevant press releases accessible via
[1]https://www.ha.org.hk/visitor/ha_visitor...
have also included information about whether the death cases had any
underlying disease.

 

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Sandy Chu(Miss)

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Hospital Authority Head Office

(Tel.: 2300 6568/2300 6555)

 

From: Allyson van de Pol
To: FOI requests at Department of Health
Date: 24/01/2022 12:54
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Covid 19 Deaths

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Dear Department of Health,

Of the 213 patients who died with Covid 19 in Hong Kong, can you please
advise how many of these people did not have any other underlying
condition at the time of death?

Many thanks

Yours faithfully,

Allyson van de Pol

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