P.E.I. reports one COVID-19 case

There is a new case of COVID-19 in P.E.I., the Chief Public Health Office confirmed Friday.

The individual is a man in his 60s who recently travelled outside of Atlantic Canada.

He is self-isolating and being followed by public health daily. Contact tracing is underway. The Chief Public Health Office says that, as the man is a resident of another Canadian jurisdiction, the case will not be officially counted in P.E.I.’s case count.

The man travelled on Air Canada Flight AC8302 from Montreal to Charlottetown on Feb. 3. Anyone who travelled on this flight is currently in self-isolation, however they should monitor closely for symptoms and visit a drop-in testing clinic if symptoms develop.

In reference to a previously announced case, Dr. Heather Morrison, P.E.I.’s chief public health officer, is asking taxi drivers who picked up passengers from the Charlottetown Airport on Feb. 1 between the hours of 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. to closely monitor for symptoms and if symptoms develop visit a drop-in testing clinic.

Morrison is reminding all Islanders to get tested if they experience any symptoms of COVID-19, and self-isolate until the results come back.

Islanders are also encouraged to download the free national COVID Alert app, which will let them know if they have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.

P.E.I. has three active cases of COVID-19 and has had a total of 113 positive cases of COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic.

Elsewhere in Atlantic Canada on Friday, New Brunswick reported seven new cases and a total of 228 active cases. Newfoundland and Labrador has one new case, for a total of 14 active cases. Nova Scotia reported no new cases on Friday; there are currently eight active cases in that province.