The correctional services department has recorded 2,190 Covid-19 cases.
One from the Eastern Cape.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.Mpumalanga, North West and Limpopo have 24 officials and one inmate who have contracted Covid-19.The head office has six cases.
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