Correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said the department recorded 62 additional recoveries: 52 in the Western Cape, nine in Gauteng and one in the Eastern Cape.
"As a result, the total number of recoveries is standing at 510, leaving active cases at 905," he said.
The breakdown of Covid-19 cases in the department was provided as follows:
- Eastern Cape: 813 (147 officials, 666 inmates) - 131 recoveries, 3 deaths;
- Western Cape: 527 (302 officials, 225 inmates) - 347 recoveries, 5 deaths;
- Gauteng: 65 (42 officials, 23 inmates) - 26 recoveries;
- KwaZulu-Natal: 10 (9 officials, 1 inmate) - 1 recovery;
- Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West: 4 (4 officials) - 2 recoveries;
- Northern Cape: 2 (2 officials) - 2 recoveries;
- Free State: 1 (1 official); and
- head office: 3 (3 officials) - 1 recovery.