Drumheller Institution inmates tested for COVID-19

DRUMHELLER Another federal prison in Alberta has been locked down as a precaution after some inmates showed flu symptoms.

Correctional Services Canada says two inmates at Drumheller Institution were tested on Thursday for COVID -19. The two inmates have been isolated as they await the test results.

The prison northeast of Calgary can house up to 582 inmates.

Meanwhile, CSC says COVID-19 tests done earlier this month on a group of fewer than 10 inmates at Bowden Institution in central Alberta came back negative.

An official says one unit of the prison near Innisfail remains locked down.

CSC says to date, no inmates in any of its facilities across the country have tested positive.

The Canadian Press