There are now 321 confirmed cases in correctional services, among both officials and prisoners.
In a statement on Monday evening, correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo confirmed that the number of inmates infected in the Eastern Cape had climbed from 75 to 173 - with the 98 new Covid-19 infections occurring in the East London facility.
"The department of correctional services has noted a resurgence of positive cases in East London, wherein 98 sentenced inmates tested positive for Covid-19," he said.Nxumalo said there were also three new cases of inmates being infected in the Western Cape, as well as six officials in the province.
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