Provincial COVID-19 Monitoring and Data
COVID-19 is an illness caused by a coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause respiratory illnesses. With some coronaviruses there are no symptoms or mild illness, like the common cold, while other coronaviruses can cause severe...
New Summary - PEI Respiratory Illness Summary 2023-2024 Season
Annual COVID-19 Summary 2022
The following set of COVID-19 indicators are routinely monitored to inform risk levels. Indicators are considered in combination, and along with other factors. No single indicator will be used to determine our risk level and subsequent public health...
Provincial Laboratory Services uses multiple Health Canada-authorized COVID-19 testing methods and devices to meet Islanders’ needs for:
routine testing,
urgent/stat testing, and
large-scale/surge testing.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and...
Background
The virus (and its variants) that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) can be detected in the stool of infected people. Testing and monitoring wastewater (sewage) for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 provides an opportunity to detect the presence of COVID...