An inmate at a federal prison in Mission, B.C., has died from apparent complications related to COVID-19.
The inmate was taken from Mission Institution to the Abbotsford Regional Hospital on Wednesday, where they later died, according to a statement from Correctional Service Canada released Thursday.
The federal government agency said this is the first such death at one of its correctional institutions. The identity of the inmate has not yet been released.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/federal-inmate-dies-abbotsford-1.5534687