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There were 633 Covid-19 related deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, the NICD said.Image: File / via Facebook
COVID 19 DEATHS

Grim milestone passed as SA confirms more than 600 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours

There were 633 Covid-19 related deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the country past another grim milestone. The deaths — the highest since February 2 when 547 were recorded — mean that there have now been 65,142 confirmed…

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Gravediggers carry the plastic wrapped coffin of a person who died from the Covid-19 coronavirus.Image: Reuters/Ricardo Moraes
COVID 19 DEATHS

Families warned not to exhume Covid-19 corpses despite deceased appearing in dreams

Because of traditional and religious beliefs, some Eastern Cape families are defying Covid-19 regulations by exhuming the corpses of those who died of the virus, saying that the plastic used to encase the corpses suffocates their dead…

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