P.E.I. COVID-19: 3 deaths, jump in cases and hospitalizations

Prince Edward Island is reporting three new COVID-19 deaths within the province’s weekly replace.

One one that died was between the ages of 60-79 and two individuals had been over the age of 80.

Because the begin of the pandemic in March 2020, the province has reported 49 COVID-19-related deaths.

Well being officers on the Island are additionally reporting a soar within the variety of individuals in hospital with the virus and the variety of new COVID-19 instances.

The info launched Tuesday covers a seven-day interval from July 12 to July 18.

HOSPITALIZATIONS

Forty-one individuals are in hospital with COVID-19 on the Island, in comparison with 19 final week.

Of these in hospital, 21 had been admitted due to COVID-19 — one in every of whom is within the intensive care unit. Twenty individuals had been admitted for different causes however examined optimistic for COVID-19 on or after admission.

The province says most individuals who require hospitalization are of their 60s and 70s. The second main age group is individuals over 80.

TESTING AND CASE DATA

The province is reporting 1,706 new PCR-confirmed instances of COVID-19, in comparison with 1,270 final week.

There are 2,219 energetic instances of COVID-19 on P.E.I.

The seven-day transferring common of COVID-19 instances on the Island is 244, in comparison with 182 within the final report.

Nevertheless, when speedy take a look at numbers are included within the seven-day common, it jumps to 544.

The proportion of assessments that come again optimistic — each speedy and PCR — is 44.8 per cent.

Because the begin of the pandemic, the vast majority of instances — 31.8 per cent — have been in individuals of their 20s and 30s.

OUTBREAKS

There are at the moment COVID-19 outbreaks at three long-term and community-care amenities:

• Kensington Neighborhood Care
• Le Chez Nous Neighborhood Care
• Summerset LTC

Three acute care amenities on the Island even have COVID-19 outbreaks:

• Hillsborough Hospital Acute Care Psychiatry Unit
• Prince County Hospital Medical Unit
• Souris Hospital

Prince Edward Island updates COVID-19 instances information weekly on its website.