Three previously unreported fatalities added to COVID-19 death toll in P.E.I.

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Well being officers in P.E.I. have added three beforehand unreported COVID-19-related deaths to the province’s pandemic demise toll. 

The fatalities all occurred in August however weren’t reported due to a lag in demise information assortment and reporting. They embody an individual between the ages of 60 and 79 and two folks over 80. 

The newly reported deaths convey the entire variety of fatalities from COVID-19 within the province to 60 for the reason that pandemic’s begin.

Moreover, the province reported that 19 individuals are in hospital with COVID-19, up from 15 folks reported on Sept. 13.

Of the hospitalizations, 4 folks have been admitted on account of COVID-19, and 15 others have been admitted for different causes and examined COVID-positive on or after admission.

There’s one particular person in intensive care due to the virus. 

Well being officers additionally reported 360 new circumstances of COVID-19 detected over the previous seven days, that means P.E.I. has discovered a mean of 51 circumstances per day. 

Final week, the province reported 456 new circumstances of COVID-19 for a mean of 65 circumstances per day. 

As of Sept. 12, there have been COVID-19 outbreaks at The Mount Persevering with Care, Geneva Villa Neighborhood Care, Outdated Rose Lodge, Burnside Neighborhood Care and Gillis Lodge.

There’s additionally an outbreak of the virus on the Hillsborough Hospital Acute Geriatric Psychiatry Unit.