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...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one new positive case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The new case is an individual in their 20s who is a close contact of a previously announced case related to a child care centre. The individual initially...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced 40 new cases of COVID-19 in PEI, another record number of daily cases for the province. These 40 cases are still under investigation and contact tracing is underway. Anyone identified as a close contact will be...
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...
Health PEI advises that COVID-19 testing clinics in Souris and Charlottetown are experiencing very high volumes and higher than usual wait times. People can expect to wait up to two to three hours to be swabbed. Please be patient as staff work to test as many people as quickly as...
Rapid antigen tests are a valuable tool that can be used to assess and monitor for COVID-19 infection. Self-test kits use a shallow swab to collect samples from the throat and nose and can provide results in as little as 15 minutes. If you have tested positive on a rapid antigen...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced four new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. Two of the individuals are in their 50s and two are in their 20s. Three individuals are contacts of previously announced cases and are linked to the cluster of...
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...
To limit the spread of COVID-19 in PEI, it is important for someone diagnosed with COVID-19 to identify their close contacts. Most close contacts will be contacted by the person diagnosed with COVID-19. If you are contacted and advised you are a close contact, information is...
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...