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Nearly 100 inmates infected with COVID-19 after outbreak at Montreal s Bordeaux jail
A COVID-19 outbreak is raging in Montreal s Bordeaux jail, with nearly 100 inmates currently infected in addition to 17 staff members.
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Several sectors of the Bordeaux Jail are under lockdown.(Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)
A COVID-19 outbreak is raging in Montreal s Bordeaux jail, with nearly 100 inmates currently infected in addition to 17 staff members.
Over the past week, cases jumped from six to 94. Among staff, around 50 employees are in preventive isolation in addition to the 17 who have tested positive.
Several sectors have been locked down, with inmates confined to their cells.