Three new COVID-19 cases on P.E.I. Saturday; active count increases to 46
Prince Edward Island is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as the active case count rises to 46.
One of the cases is a child under the age of 10, another is a person in their 40s and the final case involves someone in their 60s.
Two are close contacts associated with the outbreak at West Royalty Elementary School. They have been in isolation.
The two individuals previously tested negative and then tested positive on a second or subsequent test.
The other case recently travelled outside Atlantic Canada.
Prince Edward Island currently has 46 active cases of COVID-19 and 281 positive cases since the pandemic began.
"As we continue to see positive cases of COVID-19 that initially tested negative, it is an important reminder that individuals can become positive up to 14 days after being exposed to a positive case," Dr. Heather Morrision, P.E.I.'s chief public health officer, said in a release.
"It is very important that those who have been tested and received a negative result continue monitoring for symptoms and be re-tested if any develop. One negative test means you are negative on that day, but you may become positive in the days ahead."
All close contacts at the school are in isolation and are being tested regularly.
Public health says 90 per cent of the remaining West Royalty Elementary School students who are not in self-isolation were tested Friday at the pop-up clinic at the school. All these results were negative.
Any student who was not tested on Thursday, September 16 or Friday, September 17 will be contacted to arrange for testing prior to returning to school on Monday, September 20.
There are currently 540 individuals identified as close contacts and self-isolating, including 295 related to the West Royalty Elementary School outbreak (166 are students).
There are public exposure notifications related to recent cases.
CLASSES SCHEDULED TO RESUME MONDAY
After consultation with the Chief Public Health Office, the province says classes will resume on Monday at West Royalty Elementary School and Ecole La-Belle Cloche.
All close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases that are associated with our schools are in isolation and are tested regularly. Teachers will continue to provide remote learning resources for students who are isolating.
Parents, students and staff are being asked to screen for any symptoms every morning. All staff, students and visitors are required to stay home if they are feeling unwell.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
More than 115 cases of eye damage reported in Ontario after solar eclipse
More than 115 people who viewed the solar eclipse in Ontario earlier this month experienced eye damage after the event, according to eye doctors in the province.
Last letters of pioneering climber who died on Everest reveal dark side of mountaineering
George Mallory is renowned for being one of the first British mountaineers to attempt to scale the dizzying heights of Mount Everest during the 1920s. Nearly a century later, newly digitized letters shed light on Mallory’s hopes and fears about ascending Everest.
Toxic testing standoff: Family leaves house over air quality
A Sherwood Park family says their new house is uninhabitable. The McNaughton's say they were forced to leave the house after living there for only a week because contaminants inside made it difficult to breathe.
Decoy bear used to catch man who illegally killed a grizzly, B.C. conservation officers say
A man has been handed a lengthy hunting ban and fined thousands of dollars for illegally killing a grizzly bear, B.C. conservation officers say.
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau on navigating post-political life, co-parenting and freedom
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau says there is 'still so much love' between her and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as they navigate their post-separation relationship co-parenting their three children.
An emergency slide falls off a Delta Air Lines plane, forcing pilots to return to JFK in New York
An emergency slide fell off a Delta Air Lines jetliner shortly after takeoff Friday from New York, and pilots who felt a vibration in the plane circled back to land safely at JFK Airport.
B.C. seeks ban on public drug use, dialing back decriminalization
The B.C. NDP has asked the federal government to recriminalize public drug use, marking a major shift in the province's approach to addressing the deadly overdose crisis.
'I was scared': Ontario man's car repossessed after missing two repair loan payments
An Ontario man who took out a loan to pay for auto repairs said his car was repossessed after he missed two payments.
First court appearance for boy and girl charged in death of Halifax 16-year-old
A girl and a boy, both 14 years old, made their first appearance today in a Halifax courtroom, where they each face a second-degree murder charge in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old high school student.