
P.E.I. reports 11 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday
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P.E.I. announced 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total active case count in the province up to 43.
All of the cases are linked to travel outside P.E.I., public exposure sites or the individuals were close contacts of previous cases.
Two of the individuals are children under the age of 12. Two are in their 60, two in their 50s, one in their 40s and one in their 30s.
The other three cases involve people in their 20s.
Some of the new cases remain under investigation. A release from the Chief Public Health Office said public and flight exposure notifications may follow based on contact tracing.
Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison said that it is "very important" that anyone who was at any public exposure sites announced in the last week monitor for symptoms.
"If any symptoms do develop, visit a Health P.E.I. testing clinic as soon as possible and isolate until you receive a negative result," she said.
The news comes after the province implemented a suite of new restrictions Tuesday following the province's first confirmed case of the highly contagious omicron variant.
The following restrictions come into effect at 8 a.m. Friday:
Schools will remain open for rest of the week prior to the Christmas break, but Morrison said the province will be making a recommendation in early January on whether schools will reopen as planned.
Morrison also said Tuesday the province's public health and testing capacity were "under significant strain," adding that testing clinic and provincial laboratory staff have been "working tirelessly" to meet demand.
The province has 43 active cases, with a total of 434 cases on the Island since the pandemic began.
The symptoms of COVID-19 can include:

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