Step 2 of Prince Edward Island’s Moving On Plan, a guide to help the province transition out of the COVID-19 pandemic, begins today, Thursday, March 17. “Although step 2 of the Moving On Plan means some public health restrictions are now lessened, it does not mean the pandemic is...
The goal of Environmental/Public Health is to promote and protect the health and well-being of all Islanders and visitors. Legislative authority for this program falls under the Public Health Act and the associated regulations which are enforced by Environmental Health Officers...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed that there are no new positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island and all test results received in the last 24 hours have come back negative. Yesterday, 1,300 COVID-19 tests were processed province-wide and...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced three new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. One of the individuals is in their 30s, one is in their 20s and one is between the ages of 10 and 19 years. All three individuals recently traveled outside...
Chief Public Health, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed three more confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, bringing Prince Edward Island’s total to 21. The three new cases are all related to international travel. One is a male in his 20s, and the other two are females, one in her 30s...
The PEI Government is using a new system for the PEI Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Registry Program that will improve the experience for people who own AEDs and emergency dispatchers. The new software, called GoodSAM, is an online and app-based tool with an interactive...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed that there is no exposure risk of COVID-19 at an Eastern PEI child care centre. Earlier today, a potential exposure related to a child care centre in Eastern PEI was announced after an inconclusive test result was...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individuals are both men in their 20s. One man recently travelled outside of Atlantic Canada and is self-isolating. The other man, a close contact of a...
An agreement between the Province of Prince Edward Island and City of Summerside will provide the building site for a new community health centre. Under the arrangement, Summerside will purchase the land, located at 425 Granville Street, remove existing buildings and prepare the...
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison and Premier Dennis King announced the province’s first COVID-19 case associated with the U.K. variant. Late yesterday, the Chief Public Health Office was notified by the provincial lab and the National...