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Record number of 33 new cases of COVID-19; outbreaks declared at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Riverview Manor; visitor restrictions in place at long term care facilities
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced 33 new cases of COVID-19 in PEI. These 33 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...
New requirements for staff of Long Term Care and Community Care facilities
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced new requirements for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated staff of Long Term Care (LTC) and Community Care Facilities (CCF) in Prince Edward Island. Effective Friday, September 3, regular testing of unvaccinated...
One new positive case of COVID-19 in PEI
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one new positive case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individual is in their 20s and is believed to be linked to someone who had recent travel outside of Prince Edward Island. The Chief Public Health Office...
Province outlines plans for 2021-2022 school year
School communities can prepare for a near-normal return to school in September. Today, the Department of Education and Lifelong learning, in partnership with the Public Schools Branch and La Commission scolaire de langue français released details for the 2021-2022 school year...
Four new cases of COVID-19 in PEI
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced four new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. One of the individuals is in their 30s and three are under the age of 10 years. All had recently travelled outside of Atlantic Canada. Contact tracing is complete...
Two new positive cases of COVID-19 in PEI
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced two new positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individuals are both in their 20s, one travelled within Atlantic Canada and the other travelled outside of Atlantic Canada. They tested positive...
Rapid testing to be piloted at Charlottetown Airport
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, says a new COVID-19 rapid testing pilot project at the Charlottetown Airport will help inform the province’s testing approach going forward. “Testing travelers on arrival to PEI has been very important in controlling any...
Islanders advised to avoid non-essential travel to circuit breaker zones in New Brunswick
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, is urging Island residents, regardless of their vaccination status, to avoid non-essential travel to hot zones in New Brunswick. “We need to do our part to protect the residents of our province and support our friends and...
Two new cases of COVID-19 in PEI
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced two new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The two new cases include a person in their 20s and one in their 30s who arrived in PEI from domestic travel outside of Atlantic Canada. Both are unvaccinated. The...