3 new cases of COVID-19 reported Tuesday on P.E.I.

P.E.I.'s Chief Public Health Office announced three new cases of COVID-19 on the Island Tuesday.

Two of the new cases are students at Stratford Elementary School, according to a written release from the province. The third is a person their 30s who recently traveled outside Atlantic Canada. 

One of the cases is in a child under age 10 and the other is between 10 and 19. Both are students at Stratford Elementary and are close contacts of a previously announced case, the release said.

"At this time, there is no evidence of transmission between students at Stratford Elementary, and these cases are not considered an outbreak," the release states.

"Contact tracing is underway, and all close contacts will be tested and required to self-isolate, depending on their vaccine status. Only those who have been contacted by public health and identified as close contacts require testing."

The release advises any Stratford Elementary students or staff with any symptoms of COVID-19, even mild ones, to be tested Tuesday or Wednesday.

There is a flight exposure notification related to the person in their 30s. Anyone who travelled on PAL Airlines flight PB 1985 from Halifax to Charlottetown on Mon., Sept. 13, should closely monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and if any develop, visit a drop-in test clinic.