Correctional services department has over 2,000 Covid-19 cases

The correctional services department has recorded 2,190 Covid-19 cases.

The cases comprise 983 officials and 1,207 inmates. Of these cases, 523 were active, said spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo.

The 63 new cases since Thursday were from:

• Gauteng — 20;
• Western Cape — 18;
• Eastern Cape — 12;
• Free State & Northern Cape — 7;
• KwaZulu-Natal — 3;
• Limpopo, Mpumalanga & North West — 3; and
• One from the Eastern Cape.

The breakdown of Covid-19 cases per province in the department is as follows:

• Eastern Cape has 314 officials and 718 inmates with Covid-19. The province has recorded five deaths.
• The Western Cape has recorded 448 cases of officials and 451 cases of inmates with Covid-19, and nine deaths.
• There are 144 officials who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Gauteng with 33 positive inmates. The province has recorded three deaths.
• KwaZulu-Natal has 26 officials and four inmates who have tested positive for Covid-19.
• Mpumalanga, North West and Limpopo have 24 officials and one inmate who have contracted Covid-19.
• The Free State and the Northern Cape have recorded 21  officials who have tested positive.
• The head office has six cases.