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The Correctional Service of Canada says that there is one active COVID-19 case among staff at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary.
The CSC said in an email that as of Thursday, there is one active case among staff. In total, 44 staff have tested positive for COVID-19 since an outbreak was declared at the prison in December 2020.
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Spokeswoman Kelly Dae Dash explained in an email the new case was reported to the CSC late on Jan. 26, but had not been shared with the deputy warden prior to her speaking with the StarPhoenix. Dash said the active staff case was community acquired and the employee has not been at work while infectious.
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The Correctional Service of Canada says that there is one active COVID-19 case among staff at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary.
The CSC said in an email that as of Thursday, there is one active case among staff. In total, 44 staff have tested positive for COVID-19 since an outbreak was declared at the prison in December 2020.
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Spokeswoman Kelly Dae Dash explained in an email the new case was reported to the CSC late on Jan. 26, but had not been shared with the deputy warden prior to her speaking with the StarPhoenix. Dash said the active staff case was community acquired and the employee has not been at work while infectious.
“We definitely feel we’ve made great progress with the pandemic and are pleased, because our recovered numbers continue to go up every week,” said Lee Anne Skene, the federal prison’s deputy warden.
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PRINCE ALBERT As of Wednesday, 120 inmates tested positive for COVID-19 at Saskatchewan Penitentiary in the medium security unit, according to Correctional Service Canada (CSC). In addition, there are three active inmate cases at the maximum security unit and 14 active cases among employees, who are self-isolating. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) issued a Public Health Order on Dec. 20 that staff must only travel to their home and work until Dec. 27. Mass testing for COVID-19 is being offered to all staff and inmates, includes asymptomatic individuals, with rapid test kits, that are then laboratory-confirmed. Krystle Lapointe says her boyfriend Christopher Yetman tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 22 despite his best efforts to sanitize and stay away from infected inmates. He is serving a sentence in medium security.