27 July 2010
A spokesman for the Department of Health said reports about one enterovirus 71 infection and one hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) institutional outbreak were received during the 24 hours ending at noon today (July 27).
This brings to 79 and 588 the cumulative total numbers of laboratory confirmed EV71 infections and HFMD institutional outbreaks in 2010 respectively.
The new school outbreak was in Eastern District.
One school is closed due to an HFMD outbreak.
More information about the current status of HFMD is available from a daily situation report published by the Centre for Health Protection on its website, www.chp.gov.hk .