The Hospital Authority today announced that three COVID-19 patients passed away, taking the number of COVID-19 patients who died in public hospitals to 55.

An 85-year-old male patient, admitted to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital on July 31 due to fever and diarrhoea, succumbed at 12.51am.

An 86-year-old male patient with chronic illness, admitted to Queen Mary Hospital on July 28 due to fever and vomiting, passed away at 6.41am.

A 94-year-old male patient with chronic conditions, admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital on July 30 due to fever, succumbed at 11.54am.