P.E.I. COVID-19 roundup: 1 new death, drop in cases
Prince Edward Island is reporting one further loss of life associated to COVID-19, in keeping with information launched within the province’s weekly COVID-19 replace.
Well being officers say the person was between the ages of 60 and 79.
As of Tuesday, 33 individuals have died because of COVID-19 on P.E.I.
HOSPITALIZATIONS
As of Tuesday, there are 22 individuals in hospital with the virus — a rise of 10 from final week’s report.
Of these in hospital, six had been admitted due to COVID-19 and 16 examined optimistic on or after admission.
Presently, there is no such thing as a one in intensive care on account of COVID-19 on P.E.I.
NEW CASES AND TESTING
P.E.I. is reporting 792 new instances of COVID-19 since its final replace — 107 fewer instances than the 899 new instances reported final week.
Over the past week, there have been a median of 113 new instances per day on the island, a drop of 15 from the 128 common every day new instances reported final week.
There are 1,139 energetic instances of COVID-19 on P.E.I.
A mean of 411 PCR exams have been carried out every day at provincial COVID-19 testing websites during the last seven days. Of these, 27.6 per cent got here again optimistic. That proportion optimistic reveals a lower in comparison with final week.
The best proportion of instances is amongst Islanders of their 20s and 30s, who make up 33.3 per cent of instances for the reason that begin of the pandemic.
P.E.I. has confirmed a complete of 37,124 COVID-19 instances thus far.
Information from P.E.I.’s weekly COVID-19 replace will be discovered on its website.
OUTBREAK UPDATE
Well being officers on the island say there are at the moment 10 long-term care or neighborhood care services with COVID-19 outbreaks. These embrace:
- Atlantic Baptist
- Andrews of Charlottetown
- Bayview C. Care
- Seaside Grove Dwelling
- Charlotte Residence
- Gillis Lodge
- Backyard Dwelling
- Langille Home
- Margaret Stewart Ellis
- Whisperwood Villa
Officers say Queen Elizabeth Hospital Unit 2 and the Western Hospital are additionally experiencing outbreaks.
