The department of correctional services on Monday said the number of Covid-19 confirmed cases within South Africa’s correctional services has increased by ten officials, and an additional inmate at the Kgosi Mampuru II prison in Pretoria, bringing the total number of cases to 129.
Correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said containment and treatment are underway in the Western Cape province, as positive cases continued to increase.
He says Kgosi Mampuru II is being monitored closely as positive cases involving remand detainees are now at two. Mass screening and testing have assisted to this effect as the spread can now be contained and prevented from spreading to other sections.
Positive cases for officials in the Eastern Cape are now at 35.
The total breakdown now stands as follows:
Eastern Cape
Officials - 35
Inmates - 56
Recovery- 1
Western Cape
Officials - 31
Inmates - 1
Limpopo
Officials - 2
Recovery- 1
Gauteng
Officials - 1
Inmates - 1
Pretoria head office
Officials - 1
- African News Agency (ANA)
