's Chief Public Health Office reported three new cases of COVID-19 on the Island Tuesday afternoon in a written release. The cases involve a person in their 60s, another in their 40s and one between the ages of 10 and 19. "We are now in the fourth wave, driven by the highly infectious and transmissible delta variant and are seeing an increase in cases in P.E.I. "We now know we must have more than 80 per cent of eligible people vaccinated in all age groups. There are now eight active cases of COVID-19 on P.E.I.

Source: CBC News August 31, 2021 18:33 UTC