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Prince Albert Daily Herald
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Twenty-two inmates and eight staff from Saskatchewan Penitentiary’s medium-security unit have COVID-19 as an outbreak spreads within the institution, Correctional Services Canada said Tuesday.
In a response to questions posed by the Herald, CSC said outbreaks are declared “if there is reason to believe” transmission occurred at the institution. That varies from the provincial declaration of an outbreak, which is made when there are two or more positive cases at the same location or tied to the same event, whether there was spread or not.
The Herald previously reported that Saskatchewan Penitentiary has now seen four outbreaks of COVID-19, more than any other federal institution. In addition to three separate declared outbreaks in the medium-security unit, there has been an outbreak in the facility’s maximum-security unit as well.