CityNews Nigeria reports that the Toronto South Detention Centre, near Kipling and Horner, is reportedly dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak.
According to reports, around 70 staff and inmates have tested positive for the virus 36 of which have screened positive for variants of concern.
Toronto Public Health says the results are a result of site-wide testing at the jail.
Public Health Ontario is now working to determine which variant of concern the facility is dealing with.
The cases follow an earlier outbreak in December, when 54 inmates tested positive for COVID-19.
