Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, is advising Island residents to avoid travel off Island, unless necessary. “Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Atlantic Canada and across the country, Island residents should carefully consider travel outside of PEI at...
Premier Dennis King and Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, have announced new COVID-19 testing changes for PEI Pass holders travelling within the Atlantic region and relaxed requirements for masking in the province. Effective immediately, it is no longer mandatory...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced two new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. One individual is in their 40’s and is a close, household contact of a previously announced case at West Royalty Elementary school. As a close contact, this...
Premier Dennis King and Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, have announced changes to the Moving Forward reopening plan for PEI. “The decision to advance our Moving Forward reopening plan is a testament to the controls and measures we have put in place, the high...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced no new cases of COVID-19 in PEI. Prince Edward Island currently has eight active cases of COVID-19 and has had 328 positive cases since the pandemic began. As of Saturday, November 13, 94.1 per cent of the eligible...
Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine clinics began on Friday, November 26 in PEI, and 523 children have now received their first dose of vaccine. “Last Friday was a great day as we began immunizing PEI children age 5 to 11 years against COVID-19 with the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, which is...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced 118 new cases of COVID-19 in PEI. These cases are still under investigation and contact tracing is underway. Anyone identified as a close contact will be contacted with instructions on testing and isolation...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced two new positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. One individual is in their 20s and one is in their 40s, both recently travelled outside of Atlantic Canada. The two cases are unrelated to one another...
Environmental health professionals work across Prince Edward Island each day to protect the health and safety of Islanders from disease and injury. Environmental Health Officers across Canada are being recognized as part of Environmental Public Health Week from September 20 to 24...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one new case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individual is in their 60s and recently travelled outside of PEI. Contact tracing is complete and the individual is self-isolating. Prince Edward Island...