HALIFAX –
Health officials on Prince Edward Island are reporting two new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, one involving a student at Three Oaks Senior High School in Summerside.
Of the two new cases reported Sunday, one of them is in their 80s, while the other is between the ages of 12 and 19.
Heather Morrison, PEI’s director of public health, said both cases are a link of previously announced cases and are related to the recent cluster of COVID-19 in Prince County.
Three Oaks Senior High School will remain closed on Monday, November 22 to allow for contact tracing, testing, and increased school cleaning. Close contacts, including students, teachers, staff, and those on the bus the individual rides (buses 584, 762, 568) are being contacted and advised to isolate and get tested. COVID-19 at one of Health’s PEI clinics.
Contact tracing is underway and all individuals who need to be tested will be contacted.
Three Oaks High School’s one-day closure is being done out of an abundance of caution. Public Health says this case is considered isolated with a low risk of exposure. This is not considered an outbreak at the school.
Prince Edward Island currently has 18 active cases of COVID-19 and has had 345 positive cases since the pandemic began.
All islanders are encouraged to get tested if they experience any symptoms of COVID-19, even after testing negative previously, and to self-isolate until results are available.
Islanders are also encouraged to download the free national COVID Alert app, which will let them know if they have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus.
