The Chief Public Health Office has received notification regarding a COVID-19 case who traveled to PEI prior to testing positive. The individual is from Atlantic Canada and recently tested positive in their home province. The individual was on Prince Edward Island in the days prior to testing positive and may have been infectious while in PEI.
Out of an abundance of caution, the Chief Public Health Office has identified the following potential exposure sites in Prince Edward Island:
Friday, August 27
- Tim Hortons/Mel’s Petrocan (7750 Cavendish Road) at 9:00 am
- Shining Waters Water Park (8885 Cavendish Road) between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm
- COWS Cavendish Boardwalk (9193 PE-6) at 4:00 pm
Saturday, August 28
- Tim Hortons/Mel’s Petrocan (7750 Cavendish Road) at 9:30 am
- Sandspit Fun Park (8986 Cavendish Road) between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm
- Subway (106 Abegweit Blvd, Borden-Carleton) between 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm
Individuals at the potential exposure sites during the specified times who are not fully vaccinated should get tested for COVID-19, continue to monitor for symptoms for 14 days even after receiving an initial negative test result. Those who are fully vaccinated (fully vaccinated means 14 days after receiving the second dose of an approved vaccine) should closely monitor for symptoms and if they become symptomatic, immediately get tested for COVID-19 and self-isolate until the results come back.
