A total of 570 police officers have succumbed to COVID-19 in South Africa while over 27,000 were infected, said Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday.
A frontline worker receives a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 in South Africa. Pic/AFP
A total of 570 police officers have succumbed to COVID-19 in South Africa while over 27,000 were infected, said Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday.
He stated that COVID-19 continues to affect the healthcare system, economy and livelihood, adding that it “is also impacting on policing, infecting over 27,000 members and claiming the lives of 570 of them.”
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“It is painful to see members of the police force dying of COVID-19,” said the minister. “At the same time we remain encouraged that over 25,000 of our members have recovered and are back at work, serving their communities,” he added.
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