As of 13 June, there have been 14 Covid-19 related deaths in the South African Police Service (SAPS), while a total of 1 685 police officers have tested positive for the virus.
In the Eastern Cape, 186 police officers contracted the virus, 119 in Gauteng, and 53 officers in KwaZulu-Natal.
SAPS has recorded 639 recoveries, while a total of 9 909 police officers stationed around the country tested negative.
The number of police officers with Covid-19 almost doubled since the end of May, when Cele last announced the statistics.
On 28 May, News24 reported that 841 police officers tested positive, with eight deaths.
