Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced seven new cases of COVID-19. One individual is in their 60s, four are in their 50s, one is in their 30s and one is in their 20s.
Two of the individuals recently traveled outside of PEI.
Five of the individuals are contacts of previously announced cases. Two of the five are associated with the cluster of cases that began in Prince County. Three are associated with a workplace outbreak (not associated with the Prince County cluster) that is still under investigation. This workplace does not provide service to the public and is not considered a public exposure.
There are new public exposure notifications in Charlottetown:
- Saturday, November 20
- Giant Tiger (449 University Avenue) between 10:30 am and 11:00 am
- Farmer’s Market (100 Belvedere Avenue) between 11:00 am and 11:30 am
- Sunday, November 21
- Mark’s (202 Buchanan Drive) between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm
Anyone who was at these locations during these times who is not fully vaccinated should visit a drop-in testing clinic to be tested and monitor for symptoms for 14 days from the date of exposure. If any symptoms develop, individuals should be re-tested.
Anyone who was at these locations during these times who is fully vaccinated should monitor for symptoms for 14 days from the date of exposure and if any symptoms develop, they should visit a drop-in testing clinic.
There is also a new flight notification:
- Air Canada flight 8218 from Montreal to Charlottetown on Monday, November 22
Anyone who travelled on this flight should monitor closely for symptoms of COVID-19 and if any develop, visit a drop-in testing site.
There are now 24 cases associated with the cluster of cases that began in Prince County.
Prince Edward Island currently has 36 active cases of COVID-19 and has had 363 positive cases since the pandemic began.
