3 new cases, P.E.I. school outbreak 'appears to be contained,' says premier
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P.E.I. Premier Dennis King says the province appears to be successful in its handling of the recent COVID-19 outbreak at Charlottetown's West Royalty Elementary.
"We're confident that the West Royalty outbreak situation appears to be contained and the appropriate individuals are in isolation to assure that there's no further spread related to these cases," he said.
The province announced three new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, two of which were household close contacts to cases linked to the outbreak.
Two of the individuals are in their 30s and the other one is in their 20s. Contact tracing has been completed and the people are self-isolating.
Thirty-eight new cases were reported last week, a record high for the province. Twenty-nine of the cases were related to the West Royalty outbreak, 24 of whom were children.
P.E.I. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison also said that all contacts to the case reported at École La-Belle-Cloche on Thursday tested negative for COVID-19.
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