An outbreak of COVID-19 at an Okanagan jail, declared by B.C. health officials on April 2, was declared over on April 20. “Outbreaks have been declared over at six facilities, in addition to the provincial Okanagan Correctional Centre,” Dr.
Bonnie Henry said during her briefing on Monday. An inmate tested positive for COVID-19 at the facility north of Oliver and was immediately isolated from the general population, according to B.C.
health officials. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] In the weeks that followed, Dr.
Henry said those who had possible contact with the inmate were also tested and all results were negative for the virus. At the Mission Institution, a medium-security federal prison