P.E.I. reports decrease in COVID-19-related hospitalizations; no update on deaths this week
Prince Edward Island health officials are reporting an increase in new COVID-19 cases, but a decrease in hospitalizations in its weekly update.
P.E.I. did not provide an update on deaths, however, according to the province's website, information related to deaths will be updated in the next weekly COVID-19 update on June 7.
As of last week, P.E.I. had reported 33 deaths related to the novel coronavirus.
HOSPITALIZATIONS
As of Tuesday, there are seven people in hospital with the virus -- down five people from last week’s report.
Of those in hospital, three were admitted due to COVID-19 and four tested positive on or after admission.
Currently, there is no one in intensive care due to COVID-19 on P.E.I.
OUTBREAK UPDATE
As of May 25, P.E.I. was reporting outbreaks in two long-term care homes:
- Andrews of Summerside
- Tignish Seniors Home Community Care
NEW CASES AND TESTING
P.E.I. is reporting 476 new cases of COVID-19 since its last update – 22 more cases than the 454 new cases reported last week.
Over the last week, there have been an average of 68 new cases per day on the island, an increase of three from the 65 average daily new cases reported last week.
Currently, there are 590 active cases of COVID-19 on P.E.I.
An average of 286 PCR tests have been conducted daily at provincial COVID-19 testing sites over the last seven days. Of those, 24 per cent came back positive, a slight decrease compared to last week.
P.E.I. has confirmed a total of 38,054 COVID-19 cases to date.
Data from P.E.I.'s weekly COVID-19 update can be found on its website.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
![](https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.6124360.1666787603!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_800/image.jpg)
BREAKING Terrorism charges laid against B.C. woman who married ISIS fighter
A B.C. woman who was repatriated from a Syrian prison camp in 2022 has been arrested and charged with terrorism offences, police announced Saturday.
Woman dies at Rolling Stones concert in Vancouver
A woman attending the Rolling Stones concert at BC Place died Friday night, police confirmed.
ANALYSIS Why are Trudeau and Singh avoiding Stampede this year?
This year, only Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will be saddling up for the event, while both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will stay away.
Saskatoon man charged for leaving hate comments on woman’s obituary pleads guilty
The man who left hate comments on a murder victim’s online obituary has been sentenced.
Gold from Toronto Pearson heist likely in India or Dubai: police
Police believe that the majority of gold stolen from Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2023 has been smuggled, sold and melted overseas.
Vikings' Khyree Jackson, 2 former high school teammates killed in car crash in Maryland
Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson and two of his former high school teammates were killed in an early morning car crash Saturday in Maryland, police and the team said.
4 killed in shooting during party at a Kentucky home; suspect died after a vehicle chase, police say
Four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early Saturday shooting during a party at a home in northern Kentucky, police said.
Biden’s ABC interview does nothing to quell the existential crisis around his campaign
U.S. President Joe Biden’s struggle to prove he’s got the strength and cognitive capacity for a second term is becoming an excruciating personal and national ordeal, writes CNN's Stephen Collinson.
Human remains found wrapped in sleeping bag and left out for trash pickup in NYC
Decomposing human remains have been found wrapped in a sleeping bag and left out on the sidewalk for trash collection in Manhattan, New York City police said Saturday.