Dear Katharina,

Thank you for your email dated 29.6.2023.

The requested information for each data item is given below:

1. Number of patients hospitalized with Flu and RSV (date [month], age
group, sex):

The Department of Health (DH) does not maintain statistics on the number
of patients hospitalised with RSV. As for the corresponding statistics for
flu, the number of in-patient discharge and death on an episode basis from
public hospitals and private hospitals with the main cause being influenza
(ICD-10 codes: J09-J11) by year, age group, and sex are provided for your
reference.  Please note that DH does not maintain inpatient discharge and
death statistics by month and hence only annual statistics are provided.

2. Number of patients occupying ICU with Flu and RSV (date [month], age
group, sex):

DH does not maintain statistics on the number of patients occupying the
ICU with flu or RSV.

3. Total number of deaths in the country due to infection with Flu and RSV
(date [month], age group, sex):

A table showing the number of registered deaths in Hong Kong due to
influenza (ICD-10 codes: J09-J11) by month of death registration, age
group, and sex are provided for your reference. Please note that the
numbers refer to deaths registered in the respective month, which may
include deaths that occurred in the same month or any previous months. For
deaths due to RSV, please specify the ICD-10 code for your request.

Thank you for your attention.
Regards,
(Mr David YAU)
for Director of Health

From:        Katharina Lauer <[FOI #1373 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Department of Health <[Department of Health request email]>
Date:        29/06/2023 22:59
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - hospitalisation and death
data for Flu and RSV

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Dear Department of Health,

I am reaching out to make a request based on the Freedom of Information
Act. I am not sure if this is the correct process. Please let me know if
there is a dedicated tool or form for submission of requests.  I would
like to request the following data points stratified by date, age group
and sex for the time period 2010-2022.

Number of patients hospitalised with Flu, and with  RSV (date [month], age
group, sex)

Number of patients occupying ICU  with Flu, and with RSV (date [month],
age group, sex)

Total number of deaths in the country due to infection with Flu, and with
RSV  (date [month], age group, sex)

Thank you
Yours faithfully,
Katharina Lauer

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Dear Katharina,

Thank you for your email dated 6.7.2023.

A table showing the number of registered deaths in Hong Kong due to RSV
(ICD-10 codes: J12.1,J21.0 and J20.5) by month of death registration, age
group, and sex is provided for your reference. Please note that the
numbers refer to deaths registered in the respective month, which may
include deaths that occurred in the same month or any previous months.

Thank you for your attention.

 Regards,
 (Mr David YAU)
 for Director of Health
----- Forwarded by Lucas SN YEUNG/DH/HKSARG on 07/07/2023 09:16 -----

From:        Katharina Lauer <[FOI #1373 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Department of Health <[Department of Health request email]>
Date:        06/07/2023 18:56
Subject:        Re: *Restricted: Re.:Freedom of Information request -
hospitalisation and death data for Flu and RSV

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Dear Department of Health,

Thank you very much for sending the information in relation to influenza
deaths and hospitalisation.  As requested by you, the ICD-10 codes we are
interested in for RSV are J21.0, J20.5 and J 12.1.

Yours faithfully,

Katharina Lauer

-----Original Message-----

Dear Katharina,

Thank you for your email dated 29.6.2023.

The requested information for each data item is given below:

1. Number of patients hospitalized with Flu and RSV (date [month], age

group, sex):

The Department of Health (DH) does not maintain statistics on the number

of patients hospitalised with RSV. As for the corresponding statistics for

flu, the number of in-patient discharge and death on an episode basis from

public hospitals and private hospitals with the main cause being influenza

(ICD-10 codes: J09-J11) by year, age group, and sex are provided for your

reference.  Please note that DH does not maintain inpatient discharge and

death statistics by month and hence only annual statistics are provided.

2. Number of patients occupying ICU with Flu and RSV (date [month], age

group, sex):

DH does not maintain statistics on the number of patients occupying the

ICU with flu or RSV.

3. Total number of deaths in the country due to infection with Flu and RSV

(date [month], age group, sex):

A table showing the number of registered deaths in Hong Kong due to

influenza (ICD-10 codes: J09-J11) by month of death registration, age

group, and sex are provided for your reference. Please note that the

numbers refer to deaths registered in the respective month, which may

include deaths that occurred in the same month or any previous months. For

deaths due to RSV, please specify the ICD-10 code for your request.

Thank you for your attention.

Regards,

(Mr David YAU)

for Director of Health

From:        Katharina Lauer <[FOI #1373 email]>

To:        FOI requests at Department of Health <[Department of Health
request email]>

Date:        29/06/2023 22:59

Subject:        Freedom of Information request - hospitalisation and death

data for Flu and RSV

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Department of Health,

I am reaching out to make a request based on the Freedom of Information

Act. I am not sure if this is the correct process. Please let me know if

there is a dedicated tool or form for submission of requests.  I would

like to request the following data points stratified by date, age group

and sex for the time period 2010-2022.

Number of patients hospitalised with Flu, and with  RSV (date [month], age

group, sex)

Number of patients occupying ICU  with Flu, and with RSV (date [month],

age group, sex)

Total number of deaths in the country due to infection with Flu, and with

RSV  (date [month], age group, sex)

Thank you

Yours faithfully,

Katharina Lauer

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