A COVID-19 outbreak at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre has forced the province to look at ways to limit the spread of the virus.
A total of 85 positive cases have been identified at the facility, 72 offenders and 13 staff members. 72 of those cases were announced on Thursday.

Noel Busse with the Ministry of Corrections says they are working to ensure the transmission can be controlled and mitigated as much as possible.

Some of the measures being taken include temporarily pausing admittance of new offenders into the Saskatoon facility, with recently charged offenders and those in remand being redirected to Regina or Prince Albert. All new offenders being admitted will be quarantined for 14 days, and masks will be worn by all offenders and staff at all times.

With such a large number of positive tests coming back this week, Busse says the goal is to now test as many people at the Saskatoon facility as possible.
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