Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is urging people to stay vigilant when it comes to social distancing, after a new case of COVID-19 was determined to be transmitted through the community earlier this week.
On May 18, the region saw its first new case in over two weeks, bringing the area’s total case numbers up to 43, with 31 of those cases resolved.
Dr. Piotr Oglaza, medical officer of health for the public health unit, says that although the risk for getting COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in Hastings and Prince Edward counties is now lower than it was at the height of the pandemic, it’s not time to break social distancing regulations. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “A