COVID-19 cases at the Calgary Remand Centre have spiked significantly since Monday, with nearly 140 staff and inmates confirmed to have the illness.Alberta Health Services said Thursday that 127 inmates currently at the facility have tested positive, along with five inmates who were previously released and are isolating at home.Six staff members also contracted COVID-19 linked to the outbreak, as of Thursday, AHS said.
41 inmates, 1 staff member at Calgary Remand Centre test positive for COVID-19: AHS The case total has jumped by nearly 100 since Monday, when 42 cases were were confirmed at the centre — 41 inmates and one staff member.“The increase in case numbers stems primarily from re-swabbing of previously negative cases conducted on.