As of April 3, a sixth staff member at Saskatoon Correctional Centre has tested positive for COVID-19. Noel Busse, communications branch executive director with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Corrections and Policing, said this staff member has been directed by public health authorities to self-isolate at home.
The ministry said it’s working with public health authorities to determine who the sixth correctional officers may have come into contact within the facility and what measures need to be taken as a result. “There’s no indication it’s spreading within the facility and there’s not necessarily any indication that it was spreading between staff,” Busse said.