TimesLIVE reports that nearly 100 inmates have tested positive for Covid-19 in the East London prison, bringing to 321 confirmed cases in the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), among both officials and prisoners.  

In a statement on Monday evening, DCS spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo confirmed that the number of inmates infected in the Eastern Cape had climbed from 75 to 173 - with the 98 new Covid-19 infections occurring in the East London facility.  There are also 50 officials infected in the province.  Nxumalo reported that there were also three new cases of inmates being infected in the Western Cape, as well as six officials in the province.  In Kimberley, in the Northern Cape, one official has tested positive.  "In order to avail immediate expertise in the management of infections, prevention and control measures, the department has appointed a medical advisory panel and additional 393 nursing personnel," Nxumalo advised.

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