Three new COVID-19-related deaths, spike in hospitalizations in P.E.I. Tuesday, July 19, 2022
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. —
P.E.I. is reporting three new COVID-19-related deaths and a spike in hospitalizations from the virus over the previous week.
The newest fatalities included within the province’s weekly pandemic update on Tuesday, July 19, embrace an individual between the ages of 60-79 and two folks aged 80 or older.
P.E.I. has reported 49 deaths on account of COVID-19 for the reason that pandemic’s begin.
There are 41 folks in hospital with COVID-19, greater than double the quantity reported final week.
Of these, 21 had been admitted on account of COVID-19. Twenty others had been admitted for different causes and examined COVID-positive on or after admission.
There’s one individual in intensive care with the virus.
The province additionally reported 1,706 new circumstances of the virus during the last seven days, that means P.E.I. has discovered a mean of 244 circumstances per day.
Final week, there have been 1,270 new confirmed COVID-19 circumstances, for a mean of 182 new circumstances per day.
There are at present outbreaks of COVID-19 at Kensington Neighborhood Care, Le Chez Nous Neighborhood Care and Summerset LTC.
Outbreaks have additionally been reported at Hillsborough Hospital Acute Care Psychiatry Unit, the Prince County Hospital medical unit and Souris Hospital.
