P.E.I. releases list of 30 new COVID-19 public exposure sites
CBC
The P.E.I. government released a list Monday of 30 new COVID-19 public exposure sites.
The dates of the new public exposures range from Dec. 16 to last Friday. The exposures are across the province in Charlottetown, Summerside, Cornwall, Kensington, Wellington and Long Creek.
There was also a Dec. 22 travel exposure on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Charlottetown. On Dec. 21, there was an exposure on a Maritime Bus travelling from Amherst to Charlottetown.
As of Friday, there are 198 active cases and there have been 621 COVID-19 cases on P.E.I. since the pandemic began. New case numbers are expected Monday.
Here is the full list of new exposure sites released by the government:
Thursday, Dec. 16
Friday, Dec. 17
Saturday, Dec. 18
Sunday, Dec. 19
Monday, Dec. 20
Tuesday, Dec. 21
Wednesday, Dec. 22
Thursday, Dec. 23
Friday, Dec. 24
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