Prince Edward Island to begin COVID-19 wastewater testing in two cities

By Canadian Press

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island says it will start testing wastewater in two cities for COVID-19.

The province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Heather Morrison, says testing will begin Thursday in Charlottetown and Summerside.  

Morrison says wastewater monitoring will allow health officials to maintain a high degree of surveillance over COVID-19 and variants of the novel coronavirus.

She says such testing can serve as an early warning system for COVID-19 resurgence.

Wastewater samples will be shipped to the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg for analysis.  

Morrison says it will take up to five weeks before there is enough data to determine trends in the cities’ wastewater.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 4, 2022.

The Canadian Press

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