One inmate and two employees at Willow Cree Healing Lodge in Duck Lake have tested positive for COVID-19. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

By paNOW Staff

Inmate COVID case

Inmate and two workers test positive for COVID-19 at Willow Cree Healing Lodge

Dec 31, 2020 | 10:10 AM

An inmate diagnosed with COVID-19 is being medically isolated in a house-style residence within the Willow Cree Healing Lodge (WCHL).

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) said two people who work at the institution have also tested positive for coronavirus. They are isolating at home.

Close contacts of the symptomatic individuals are also self-isolating and have been tested.

A press release from the CSC said staff are working closely with the Public Health Agency of Canada and local public health authorities. The WCHL currently has 41 residents at its facility located in Duck Lake.

“The institution’s routine has been modified for health purposes, and contact tracing is currently underway,” the release read.

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The WCHL is not accommodating visits. Instead inmates can connect with their family and support networks through video visitation or telephone.

“We continue to actively screen employees entering all our institutions, and, all employees and inmates at WCHL are equipped with medical masks and face shields. We have also increased cleaning and disinfecting at WCHL,” the release said.

According to the Correctional Service of Canada’s website, Saskatchewan’s federal correctional institutions have had 187 inmates test positive for COVID-19; 186 of those have been at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.

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