“Since we started receiving suspects arrested for looting, we have more inmates testing positive compared to officials,” correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said on Tuesday.
Many of those testing positive for Covid-19 in prisons in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal were arrested for allegedly looting. Stock photo.Prisons in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal are reporting that many inmates arrested for alleged looting and violence in the provinces two weeks ago have tested positive for Covid-19.
Correctional centres in Gauteng had been hit hardest, said Nxumalo. “Sun City prison and Vereeniging are feeling the strain. A total of 930 remandees were coming in at the two facilities in a week. That’s a big number.”
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