P.E.I. COVID-19 sewage testing program expanded to Alberton, Souris, Montague
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ALBERTON, P.E.I. — P.E.I. has expanded its COVID-19 wastewater testing program to incorporate Alberton, Souris and Montague.
Wastewater surveillance for COVID-19 in P.E.I. began in Might 2022 in Charlottetown, Stratford and Summerside. This system expanded to incorporate Alberton on Nov. 2 and Montague and Souris on Nov. 23.
The testing program can function an early warning system to watch transmission traits and circulating COVID-19 variants. The virus is commonly detected in sewage earlier than particular person instances are detected by conventional surveillance, like constructive COVID-19 assessments.
The most recent growth offers east-to-west protection of P.E.I.’s wastewater surveillance community.
“Thanks to all our companions, particularly the licensed operators and technical employees working to gather, package deal, and ship wastewater samples to the Public Well being Company of Canada’s Nationwide Microbiology Laboratory,” mentioned P.E.I. chief public well being officer Dr. Heather Morrison. “These efforts are step one on this necessary public well being monitoring program for COVID-19.”
The outcomes of the brand new areas will probably be added to a nationwide COVID-19 dashboard as soon as sufficient knowledge has been collected.
