Addition of a ‘backlog’ of Covid deaths from May to November ballooned province’s 24-hour toll to 452 this week

National to probe Eastern Cape Covid-19 death stats

The national health department will be investigating the Eastern Cape government's Covid-19 death statistics reporting after  452 deaths recorded “on Wednesday” were found to be the result of a so-called “data reconciliation” of deaths from last year...

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