COVID-19, the Correctional Service Canada said in a news release.“The inmate’s next of kin have been notified of their death.
The Correctional Service of Canada extends its condolences to the family,” the release said.The death came as the prison along the QEII in central Alberta deals with a second COVID-19 outbreak that, as of Tuesday, has seen 36 positive cases among inmates.
Of those, 23 have recovered and 12 people still have active infections.That outbreak began on April 18 and so far, 4,175 tests have been processed.
Current numbers for employees were not available, however as of April 28, 10 staff members had tested positive for COVID-19.The prison’s previous outbreak was in January, and only saw two positive cases come from 754.