The department has recorded 746 Covid-19 cases, with 264 of those being officials and 482 inmates.
Another eight officials and six inmates in the Western Cape had tested positive for the virus.
“The total number of recoveries in DCS is now 173,” Nxumalo said.
The breakdown of Covid-19 cases in the department is as follows:
The Eastern Cape: 490
Officials — 77
Inmates — 413
Recoveries — 72
Deaths — 3
Western Cape — 229
Officials — 172
Inmates — 57
Recoveries — 89
Deaths — 3
Limpopo — 2
Officials — 2
Inmates — 0
Recoveries — 1
Gauteng — 19
Officials — 7
Inmates — 12
Recoveries — 10
Northern Cape
Officials — 2
Free State
Officials — 1
KwaZulu-Natal
Officials — 2
Head office officials — 1
Recoveries — 1