Five Federal Inmates Test Positive for COVID 19 as Case Counts Spike Across Canada

Five Federal Inmates Test Positive for COVID 19 as Case Counts Spike Across Canada
A Correctional Services Canada sign near Montreal in a file photo. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The Correctional Service of Canada says five inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in Quebec, Manitoba and Alberta.

It says contract tracing is underway and testing is being offered at the three institutions affected.