Islanders can now access their positive COVID-19 test results online, which allows them to access the results sooner. Positive COVID-19 test results are now available online through the My Test Results page on the provincial website. The results are posted online within four to...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced enhanced public health measures that will remain in place until Monday, January 31, 2022. “Our numbers are going in the wrong direction and we are facing a serious situation. We have all been doing our best to...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, reports that wastewater collection results for COVID-19 (SARS-Co V-2) shows the presence of COVID-19 in Charlottetown (which includes Stratford) and Summerside. Wastewater sampling began in early May, with samples being collected...
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-19 infections in a...
Health PEI testing clinics and booking lines for COVID-19 tests will be closed December 25, 26, 27, as well as January 1 and 2. Here is the schedule for December 22 to January 8. Clinic hours run from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. O’Leary, 14 MacKinnon Drive (O'Leary Health Centre)...
Health PEI testing sites will operate on new hours beginning Monday, December 5. The new schedule reflects a reduced demand for testing due to the availability of rapid antigen tests across the province. Here is the schedule for December 5 to 18: O’Leary, 14 MacKinnon Drive (O...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced 230 new cases of COVID-19 since last reporting on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. These new cases are still under investigation. There are currently 1,922 active cases of COVID-19 and there have been 3,427 cases of COVID...
Acting Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Eilish Cleary, announced that Prince Edward Island’s legal order requiring seven days of isolation of positive cases of COVID-19 (10 days of isolation for immune compromised cases) and masks in high risk settings, including hospitals, long...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one additional COVID-19 related death in Prince Edward Island. The individual is between the ages of 60 and 79 years. “I am extremely saddened to hear that another individual has passed away related to COVID-19 in...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced 161 new cases of COVID-19 and 33 recoveries in PEI since last reporting on Sunday, January 2. These new cases are still under investigation and contact tracing is underway. There are currently 995 active cases of...