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Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison has announced four new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. “The current outbreak is a reminder of how quickly COVID-19 can spread. We continue to focus on limiting the extent of the outbreak and containing further spread of...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison has announced that all COVID-19 test results received since yesterday after an influx of testing over the weekend are negative. A total of 6,632 COVID-19 tests were completed on Saturday and Sunday. This includes 2,250 results...
Premier Dennis King and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison have announced new modified red level restricted measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 as the case count continues to rise in the province. Effective midnight tonight, for a three-day period, ending at...
Premier Dennis King and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison have announced new circuit breaker measures to curb and contain the spread of COVID-19 in PEI as new cases are identified. Dr. Morrison announced six new cases in the province, for a total of 12 new cases in...
In response to the recent cluster of cases in the Summerside area that were announced on Feb. 25 by the Chief Public Health Office, Health PEI Is expanding hours for the COVID-19 testing clinics in Summerside and O’Leary. Expanded hours are for Friday, Feb. 26 are: Summerside...
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, is calling on youth in the Summerside area to be tested for COVID-19, even if they are not experiencing symptoms of the virus. “I am concerned about the number of new cases of COVID-19 with no link to...
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed a cluster of three new positive cases of COVID-19. The individuals are three males in their 20s. The cases are currently under investigation and contact tracing is underway. The investigation...
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19. The individuals are two females, one in her 20s and one in her 30s, both related to travel within Atlantic Canada. The two cases are linked to another...
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...
Prince Edward Island is one step closer to implementing a province-wide Electronic Medical Record solution (EMR). The province has selected TELUS Health as the EMR provider for PEI to give health care providers a powerful new tool to help manage how they care for their patients...