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Prince Edward Island’s public fitness leader announced two new COVID-19s on Tuesday, providing the total number of assets in the province to nine.
One of the two cases concerned a man in his 30s, an employee who arrived after a trip abroad; the other is a woguy about 30 years old, who is not an employee.
The woman is related to two young people under the age of 10, also tested positive for COVID-19, who were announced as new instances on Monday. The woman and two young women were described as part of the same household.
The nine new cases announced last week constitute the total number of cases on Prince Edward Island 53 since March.
“Since the nine new instances have a reputation for wanting to self-insulate and had very little contact, the threat of transmission to islanders remains low,” dr. Heather Morrison at a press conference on Tuesday.
“IP epidemiology underscores that we remain exposed to the burden of COVID-19. “
Most of the nine cases announced last week were similar to staff traveling abroad. Morrison did not disclose the express sector of that staff, but said none were physical care personnel. He showed that those staff came here from a country other than the United States. States.
The Guardian requested a list of staff who have recently been allowed to enter PEI. A representative sent an email response stating that the province does not distinguish between personnel entering the United States or other countries.
Of the nine instances announced since September 3, Morrison said five were must-have workers, four were men and one woman. All five were asymptomatic, but tested positive as a component of “routine monitoring of public fitness,” Morrison said.
Morrison added that the effects of checks for key employees are on hold and expected later on Tuesday.
A case, announced on September 4, of a teenager who had arrived on Prince Edward Island after a trip abroad. Morrison stated that this user had developed mild symptoms and was fine.
The other 3 cases are the woman and the two young children. These 3 cases are not similar to other workers.
During the briefing, Health PEILa’s head of nursing, Marion Dowling, said the province would open 3 new COVID-19 screening clinics wednesday in O’Leary, Borden-Carleton and Montague. Another no-appointment review will be added at Slemon Park on Summerside, and a no-appointment clinic will remain in the Eastlink Center parking lot.
Dowling stated that clinics without an appointment will provide proof without an appointment on a first-come, first-served basis.
“New clinics that open this week for non-appointment testing will help provide greater access as needed for school-age children, particularly to help reopen our schools,” Dowling said.
Children and adults with COVID-19 symptoms may be tested at these clinics. They can also be done at Charlottetown and Summerside clinics by calling 811.
Morrison and Dowling said they were pleased that Island schools would re-open this week. Morrison said P. E. I. is in a “good position” to send young people to school full-time, as to date no spread has been recorded on the network and there are no cases of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization.
Morrison said that 8% of COVID-19 cases in Canada were children,
“It is that the virus will spread from young people to young people. It’s more likely to come from a contact or a parent at school,” he said.
More to come.