The Southeast Regional Correctional Centre declared a COVID-19 outbreak at their facility Monday after confirming four positive cases.
The four cases include inmates and staff. The centre said the first positive case was confirmed on Friday and that public health responded and tested all inmates and close contact staff.
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“There are staff members who are required to self-isolate and inmate movement within the facility is being restricted to mitigate spread,” the centre said in a release.
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The Department of Justice and Public Safety said it has “contingency plans” in place and staff from other centres are being assigned to Shediac as needed.
In the meantime, court appearances will be done virtually.
Also on Monday, health officials in New Brunswick have reported 58 new cases of COVID-19 since Saturday, as case counts across the Atlantic region crept upwards over the weekend.
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About 85 per cent of the fresh New Brunswick cases involve people who were not fully vaccinated, with most of the infections occurring in the Moncton area.
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