SOUTH AFRICA - OF THE OVER 2000 COVID-19 CASES IN PRISONS, THE EASTERN CAPE NOW HAS 1032 WITH 5 RECORDED DEATHS

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.