15 more Covid-19 cases reported at prisons
The Department of Correctional Services says there has been an additional 15 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country’s prisons.
Eleven prison officials and four inmates have tested positive for the virus, the department said in a statement on Sunday.
The department’s Singabakho Nxumalo said ten of those cases are from the Eastern Cape while five are from the Western Cape.
The department’s Singabakho Nxumalo said ten of those cases are from the Eastern Cape while five are from the Western Cape.
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The number of positive cases in the country’s prisons now sit at 213, with recoveries at 91.
Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that approximately 19 000 prisoners would be released on parole to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The qualifying prisoners are those deemed as “low risk inmates”.
These do not include those serving time for murder and attempted murder, gender-bases violence, rape, sexual offences or child abuse.