Covid 19 Deaths
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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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
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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
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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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