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Weekly consultation rates of acute conjunctivitis reported by General Out-patient Clinics (GOPC) and Private Medical Practitioner (PMP) Clinics 2023

Weekly consultation rates of acute conjunctivitis reported by General Out-patient Clinics (GOPC) and Private Medical Practitioner (PMP) Clinics 2023

Week 52 (24/12 – 30/12)
Latest data reported by sentinel PMP clinics showed the consultation rate for acute conjunctivitis was at baseline level.

For the week ending Rate (per 1000 consultations)
GOPC PMP clinics
7/1 2.4 0.5
14/1 2.8 0.4
21/1 3.3 0.6
28/1 5.1 1.2
4/2 3.6 2.3
11/2 4.1 0.9
18/2 5.0 0.5
25/2 5.4 0.6
4/3 5.4 1.0
11/3 5.4 1.2
18/3 5.8 1.0
25/3 5.3 1.6
1/4 5.6 1.6
8/4 6.0 2.7
15/4 5.0 2.0
22/4 5.4 0.8
29/4 4.9 2.1
6/5 4.9 1.1
13/5 4.3 1.9
20/5 4.5 0.6
27/5 4.6 1.7
3/6 5.5 1.2
10/6 5.8 1.6
17/6 6.2 0.9
24/6 7.1 2.2
1/7 6.5 2.1
8/7 7.1 2.1
15/7 6.0 2.0
22/7 6.0 1.9
29/7 7.0 1.1
5/8 8.0 0.4
12/8 7.5 0.6
19/8 7.5 0.6
26/8 6.8 1.8
2/9 7.7 2.4
9/9 5.2 2.9
16/9 5.9 3.2
23/9 6.6 2.2
30/9 6.2 2.5
7/10 6.8 3.0
14/10 6.6 1.7
21/10 6.8 0.4
28/10 8.2 3.7
4/11 8.1 3.7
11/11 7.6 2.9
18/11 8.7 2.8
25/11 7.7 1.7
2/12 8.0 1.8
9/12 9.0 2.2
16/12 8.6 2.3
23/12 8.6 3.4
30/12 8.7 2.9

Note:
The CHP has started to use electronic data on diagnosis coding of patients of the Hospital Authority's General Out-patient Clinics for sentinel surveillance since January 2020, replacing manual data collection in the past.