Child younger than 10 becomes P.E.I.'s 2nd person in hospital due to COVID-19

P.E.I. is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 and a second person is in hospital in the province related to the virus.

Dr. Heather Morrison, P.E.I.'s chief public health officer, made the announcement in a news release Sunday.

The new cases include a child youngerthan 10, an individual in their 30s and an individual in their 50s. All three cases are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada.

The child has been self-isolating since arriving on Prince Edward Island and there are no exposures at any schools or child-care facilities.The child has been admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

The previously announced hospitalization has now been moved into intensive care at the QEH.

There is also a flight exposure notification related to the cases.

Anyone who travelled on Air Canada Flight 8302 from Montreal to Charlottetown onApril 16should monitor closely for symptoms of COVID-19 and, if any develop, visit a testing clinic and self-isolate until a negative result is received.

P.E.I. currently has 10 active cases of COVID-19 and has had 170 positive cases since the onset of the pandemic.

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