In explaining a sudden jump in the number of infections from 388 on Saturday to 571 on Sunday, department of correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said the jump in infection numbers in South African prisons was a result of confirmed positive cases to tests that were taken at an earlier stage.
“It must be noted that on 5 May 2020, a total of 477 inmates were tested in East London. The first batch of results was received on May 11 2020, confirming 103 positive cases, 78 testing negative and 277 results remained outstanding.”confirmed a total of 393 prisoners and 178 DCS officials had tested positive for coronavirus. While there were 99 recoveries in the department, there were four confirmed deaths to date.
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