COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Saturday, Jan. 30
CBC News | Posted: January 30, 2021 2:14 PM | Last Updated: January 30, 2021
Knitters boost sales for P.E.I. wool businesses during pandemic
Prince Edward Islanders have been drinking, sewing and knitting their way through the pandemic — and local wool retailers say their sales are booming.
Watermark Theatre in North Rustico, P.E.I., has announced a "new vision" that better reflects current society.
The P.E.I. Federation of Agriculture hopes for smoother 2021 now that members are familiar with COVID protocols.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases reported on P.E.I. is 111, with six active. There have been no deaths or hospitalizations.
New Brunswick reported 12 new cases Saturday and another death — a person between the age of 80-89 — bringing the province's COVID-related death toll to 18. There are 283 active cases in N.B.
Nova Scotia reported three new cases, bringing the province's known active total to 11.
Also in the news
- The P.E.I. government is putting an end to grants it was providing to private long-term care and community care homes to cover costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant program ended Dec. 31, 2020.
- Six-year-old entrepreneur Clem Campbell of Brudenell, P.E.I., is making and selling bright yellow smiley-face pins to cheer up people who are "grumpy" about the pandemic, he said. A New Brunswick maker has crocheted a likeness of Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison.
- Residents of the Garden Home long-term care facility in Charlottetown received their second doses of vaccine to fight COVID-19, and Thursday celebrated being able to loosen restrictions.
- Numbers have been flying this week as a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said P.E.I. was not using all the federal money it had been allocated for COVID-19 measures. However, the report's author acknowledged Thursday that the P.E.I. government was intending to spend most of a $65-million contingency fund — though few details of how it was being spent have been released to date.
Further resources
- Here is a chart of COVID-19 cases on P.E.I. since March, and a timeline of pandemic events.
- Here is a look at how coronavirus is spreading across Canada.
Reminder about symptoms
The symptoms of COVID-19 can include:
- Fever.
- Cough or worsening of a previous cough.
- Possible loss of taste and/or smell.
- Sore throat.
- New or worsening fatigue.
- Headache.
- Shortness of breath.
- Runny nose.