There are 236 officials working for the department of correctional services and 473 inmates who have contracted Covid-19.
This brings the total number of cases to 709, the department said in an update on the impact of the coronavirus.The department announced recently that it was releasing 19,000 inmates to slow the spread of Covid-19 infections in the country's overcrowded prisons.
“The Western Cape recorded additional cases of three officials and two inmates, while the Eastern Cape registered a case of an official,” said correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo.The breakdown of Covid-19 cases in the department is:• Western Cape: 197 cases, 53 recoveries and two deaths• Northern Cape: two cases
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