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Confirmed cases of Covid-19 at the East London Correctional Center have increased by six, with three other inmates and three additional officials testing positive for the virus.
On Wednesday, the Department of Correctional Services said 56 inmates and 26 officials were infected, compared to 53 and 23 registered, respectively, on Tuesday.
Department spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo said inmates in the women’s section have been evaluated, and two results have not been confirmed. They would be tested again, he added.
“A total of 211 came back negative. Testing for officials is ongoing.”
An official also tested positive at Worcester Correctional Services, where the trace was underway, Nxumalo said.
The St Albans Correctional Center in Port Elizabeth remained in one case after it was previously confirmed that an official tested positive.
“A total of 83 officials were evaluated and their results were negative. The department is awaiting the results for the inmates,” said Nxumalo.
At the department’s headquarters in Tshwane, where an official tested positive Tuesday, no new infections have been confirmed.
– Compiled by Tammy Petersen
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