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Deputy Minister of Police, Cassel Mathale.
- Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday.
- He has entered self-isolation and is currently asymptomatic.
- To date, there have been 21,294 confirmed Covid-19 infections and 336 Covid-19 related deaths within the police force.
Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale isolated himself after testing positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday.
According to a statement, Mathale is currently asymptomatic and isolating himself.
Earlier this month, the national police commissioner, General Khehla Sitole, tested positive for Covid-19 after coming into contact with a member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) who had been infected.
At the time, News24 reported that she had no symptoms and went into self-isolation after receiving the test result.
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He returned to work earlier this week.
To date, 21,294 employees of the South African Police Service have been infected with the new coronavirus, according to police.
Confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the police:
- Western Cape – 3587
- Gauteng – 3 436
- Eastern Cape – 2968
- KwaZulu-Natal – 2632
- Free State – 1285
- North Cape – 941
- Northwest – 856
- Mpumalanga – 724
- Limpopo – 595
As of December 31, the Covid-19-related death toll within SAPS stands at 336, while another 337 SAPS members are currently recovering in hospital.
Police Minister Bheki Cele wished the deputy minister and all SAPS members a speedy recovery.
“I am also sending the deepest condolences to all the members of Blue who have succumbed to this killer virus. I hope these infections and deaths do not prevent the rest of the police service from moving forward with the work in question,” Cele said.
“However, I remain encouraged that 19,618 of us have recovered from Covid-19.”
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