CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island health officials say one person is in hospital being treated for COVID-19.
Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says there is a second patient in hospital with the disease, who was admitted for other reasons and was either positive upon arrival or tested positive later.
She said today in a news release there are 235 new infections on the Island and all are under investigation.
The Island has 2,118 active reported cases of COVID-19.
Morrison says that over the last seven days there have been an average of 217 cases per day.
The province is reducing the frequency of its COVID-19 updates and will only release new data on infections and hospitalizations three times a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 18, 2022.
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