The Eastern Cape continues to have the highest number of cases with 102 after 36 officials and 66 inmates tested positive.
The Department of Correctional Services says it has recorded three new Covid-19 cases, bringing the number to 172.
In a statement on Thursday, department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said recoveries were sitting at 85 after 24 officials from the Western Cape had recovered.In the Western Cape, 52 officials and three inmates tested positive for the virus, with one death which is under investigation.In Limpopo, two officials tested positive with one recovery, while in Gauteng four officials and eight inmates tested positive.
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