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UPDATE ON COVID-19 CONFIRMED CASES IN DCS: 26 MAY 2020

788

Total Positive Cases

300

Positive Cases - Officials

488

Positive Cases - Inmates

211

Recoveries

Deaths - Officials

Deaths - Inmates

The breakdown is as follows:

Region	Officials	Inmates	Total	Recoveries	Deaths
GAUTENG	11	12	23	10	0
WESTERN CAPE	194	57	251	126	3
KWAZULU-NATAL	2	0	2	0	0
FREE STATE & NORTHERN CAPE	3	0	3	1	0
EASTERN CAPE	87	419	506	72	3
LIMPOPO/MPUMALANGA/NORTH WEST	2	0	2	1	0
HEAD OFFICE	1	0	1	1	0
Total	300	488	788	211	6

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