Agassiz – One inmate at Mountain Federal Corrections Institution has tested positive with other tests being done at the Medium Security Facility that is next to Kent Maximum Security and literally down the road from Agassiz Speedway. Isolation with 15 or so other inmates has been done. This comes on the heels of the mass testing and positive results at Mission Institution.The inmate that tested positive was transferred Matsqui Institution.
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia:
“The Mountain Institution, a federal corrections facility, has one confirmed case of COVID-19 in an inmate who had recently transferred from the Matsqui Institution. Fraser Health public health teams are investigating and assisting at both facilities.
Correctional Service Canada posts daily updates:
| Institution | Positive tests | Negative tests | Pending tests | Inconclusive | Total tests | Deaths | Recovered | Active Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Valley Institution | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Institution | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Lodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matsqui Institution | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Medium Institution | 120 | 159 | 1 | 17 | 297 | 1 | 118 | 1 |
| Mission Minimum Institution | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain Institution | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Institution | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Regional Treatment Centre | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Regional Reception and Assessment Centre | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Head Institution | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British Columbia total | 120 | 219 | 8 | 17 | 364 | 1 | 118 | 1 |
