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Correctional Services COVID-19 cases surpass the 1 000 mark

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The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is now at 1 076, with 433 officials and 643 inmates having contracted the disease.

In a statement, the department says the 12 additional cases of officials are from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Gauteng. There has been one new case from the Head Office, while five additional infections are from inmates in the Eastern and Western Cape.

The Eastern Cape department of correctional services has the highest number of cases at 654. It is followed by the Western Cape, which has 354 infections.

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So far there have been 289 recoveries after seven more people in the correctional service beat the virus. Active cases are standing at 779.

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