Saskatoon Correctional Centre (SCC), the site of a coronavirus outbreak.Saskatoon fire Chief Morgan Hackl said they will assist medical staff at the facility with wellness checks.
Nearly 100 Saskatoon jail inmates and staff diagnosed with COVID-19 “This will include taking vital signs and in certain cases — when requested — conduct nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing,” Hackl said Friday in a statement.An outbreak was declared at the SCC on Nov.
17. Nearly 160 inmates and more than 50 staff have tested positive for COVID-19. As of Dec. 15, there were 67 active cases among offenders and 19 among staff.Hackl said they received a request this week from correctional centre staff asking for support as measures were taken at the facility to prevent.