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P.E.I. closing down, changing hours of some COVID-19 testing sites

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The province is shuttering some COVID-19 testing sites while reducing the hours of others as vaccination rates climb in P.E.I.

Testing sites in Montague and O’Leary are closing, while the Slemon Park testing site will be closed on weekends, the province said in a July 23 release.

The Park Street testing clinic in Charlottetown will remain open on Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 8 a.m. to noon on Sundays.

Residents in Kings County can use the Wood Islands testing site effective July 25 if they require testing but have no symptoms. Available times are 10 a.m. to noon and 3-5 p.m., seven days a week.

The clinic will not have the capacity for those with symptoms. However, anyone with symptoms may visit the Park Street clinic in Charlottetown.

People in Prince County requiring testing can go to the Borden, Dickie Road site, open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. seven days per week.

People who cannot attend a drop-in clinic may request an appointment online or call 1-855-354-4358 to schedule a testing appointment. Mobile options can be available for people who cannot travel.

All testing sites will remain ready to be reactivated quickly, should there be a change in the risk of COVID19 on P.E.I.

As of Wednesday, the percentage of Islanders over 12 years old who have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine is over 87 per cent, while nearly 46 per cent of those over age 12 have received both jabs.

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