Correctional services Covid-19 cases climb to 2 311

Departmental spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said 1 084 officials and 1 227 inmates contracted the virus thus far.

He said active cases stood at 617, while recoveries were at 1 673.

Twenty-one people within the department have died after contacting Covid-19.

The total provincial breakdown was as follows:

• Eastern Cape: officials 350; inmates 734; recoveries 850
• Western Cape: officials 465; inmates 452; recoveries 750
• Gauteng: officials 173; inmates 35; recoveries 56
• KwaZulu-Natal: officials 29; inmates 5; recoveries 10
• Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West: officials 32; inmate 1, recovery 3
• Northern Cape and Free State: officials 29; recoveries 6
• Department’s head office: officials 6; recovery 1

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