P.E.I. reports 11 people in hospital due to COVID-19 Friday, one in intensive care
Prince Edward Island is reporting 11 people in hospital due to COVID-19 Friday, including one person in the intensive care unit (ICU).
The chief public health officer for the province, Dr. Heather Morrison, says there are six people in hospital due to COVID-19, and five people in hospital who were admitted for other reasons, but were positive on admission or tested positive after being admitted.
There are 204 new cases of COVID-19 and 363 recoveries in the province. The new cases are still under investigation.
As of Friday, there are 1,823 active cases of COVID-19 on P.E.I.. Over the last seven days there have been an average of 172 cases per day.
The outbreak at the Summerset Manor in Summerside, P.E.I., is now declared over.
CURRENT OUTBREAK LIST
Long Term Care Facilities:
- Andrews of Park West
- Beach Grove Home
- Clinton View Lodge
- Garden Home
- South Shore Villa
Community Care Facilities:
- Corrigan Home
Early Learning and Child Care Centres:
- 24 centres with cases or outbreaks of COVID-19
- Eight centres open
- Six centre closed
- 10 centres operating at a modified or reduced capacity
Hospitals:
- Community Hospital O’Leary
- Prince County Hospital
Other congregate settings:
- Prince County Correctional Centre
VACCINE UPDATE
As of Wednesday, 96.9 per cent of island residents over the age of 12-years-old have received at least one dose of vaccine, 93.7 per cent were fully vaccinated, and 67.4 per cent of children ages 5 to 11-years-old had one dose of vaccine.
Anyone 12-years-old and above can get their COVID-19 vaccination — first and second dose — at a Health PEI vaccination clinic or at one of the many partner pharmacies across the province.
Booster doses are also being offered at clinics and partner pharmacies to those 18-years-old and above who received their second dose five and a half months earlier.
Island children five to 11-years-old can receive their COVID-19 vaccine at a Health PEI vaccination clinic.
TESTING UPDATE
The province is restricting COVID-19 testing to the following groups:
- Symptomatic individuals
- Close contacts of positive cases
- Confirmatory tests for individuals who test preliminary positive with a rapid antigen test
People looking to get tested because of travel will receive at home rapid antigen tests — two tests to be taken 48 hours apart.
The province encourages anyone who is symptomatic of COVID-19 to get tested, even after a previous negative test, and to self-isolate until the results come back.
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